Verity sighed as he was asked questions. He had hoped that he would be smart enough to walk away. It was not going to be that easy. Well at least if he was going to answer those question he would do it in private.

"Not here," he said. "You never know who is listening. You should know at least that much."

He motioned Hideki to follow him and he led his man to one of the safe houses that he had used when he was younger. He pulled out the key and entered the apartment. It was a simple apartment, but it did not matter to him. It was made for hunters to sleep and recover from a night's work. While he was sure it was empty now, he did not know if someone could show up later.

He took a seat on the sofa.

"It's simple. I died that day. The wound I took from that demon should have killed me."