[Head tilted, smile wide, Christopher watches Gin rise. His curled lips bare his teeth. If he could kill Gin right now, he probably would.]

Then as a friend, allow me to give you a warning: I would do anything to protect Master Huey. Rin is the obvious target, but . . . honestly, it doesn't matter what I have to do. I simply can't allow anyone like you threaten my survival.

[The kris reappears in his hand, dark enough to eat all the reflected sunlight. It can cut through dreams and aspirations, Liam warned.] There should be a mountain range nearby. They live in the caves around there.