He nodded. "I am. But how could you think I wouldn't be happy to see you? Elphaba, I took the job so I could look for you," he said, stepping closer to her again.
"The things that they say about you, it's all so ridiculous! When I heard it first, I didn't believe it. I went to the Emerald City, and Galinda was there with the Wizard, and she told me everything. She persuaded me we needed to go along with it all so we could find you. But she's become so wrapped up in it all, she's enjoying it, and I was getting so frustrated..."