<Yeah. It's a problem. I mean, we could tie you up for three days to see if you're clean, but I suspect neither of us would like that.>

Did he just have to hope they weren't here? But hope never got him anything but pain and disappointment. Being careful was what let him stay alive.

<... Magic isn't a thing where I'm from. So it's kind of hard to accept that you - I mean, I don't think that - hm. ... Basically if you were actually a demon, you... probably would be fine? I can't imagine that you don't have defenses.>