*Lecter nods slightly*
Lecter: I'm not going to argue that. I don't want to, to begin with. But I am going to help you still, even just to prevent you from being killed in the process.
*He turns to face Halia*
Lecter: Tiaz grasps at powers that my prey invented. He may be stronger than a Mephisto, or even one of the Dagons perhaps, but he is a mortal. He just needs a reminder of that fact.

*Karma pauses as she hears the giggling*
[i]We are being followed.[/i]