[ Why Strange, he didn't realize you were so fond of how long his hair was. At least, he'd rather imagine it that way, instead of someone realizing that it probably meant a lot. Or who knew, maybe magic was stored in that hair, or something silly like that. ]

To get out of the punishments and being branded for the worst part of me?

[ There's a tsk from behind his teeth as Judar seemed to focus on an area that was decidedly not the hair that Stephen was brushing over. It was still thick and lush, as one could imagine from the braids before, but left in a ponytail let it be a lot more obvious. Naturally wavy too, it seemed. ]

... Sure. It's just hair, right? I got the better end of things, compared to other prices. Like I said, your double's going around with only his other sight to work with.