He'd been about ready to argue with her again when the magic hit him harder that time. Deeper. He blinked a little dumbfounded as his tongue gently prodded at places that had been raw gum for years and now suddenly had tooth again.

His mouth...

"How the fuck..." Magic. It was always magic with them. Always magic with all of them. And there he was, the one guy without it.

He dropped his gaze, feeling humbled and unworthy about the whole thing in his little bitter way. "Thank you," he murmured.

The way everyone had spoken of Pike before she showed up, shit the way they still did... she definitely earned it.