"That would'a been more than I can hope for." Part of him is still hoping maybe Valdis might have a shot of doing something, but he's not holding his breath for that either.

"But that brings me to the favor I want to ask you. After everything that's happened here, the possessions and all the other ways we get messed with... it has me worried. If Harvey does manage to take me over again, he'll hurt people. He used me like a meat puppet once already and made me kill my own..." What is Aeryn? What was she? Lover? Girlfriend? "He killed the woman I love. And I cannot let him do that again. I'd rather have you rip my throat out then let that happen, you dig?"