"Ruby -- " he paused for a moment. "It's complicated. But she's not like all the other demons. The rest of them would sooner kill you than shake your hand, but she's saved my neck a few times, and I've helped her. It's a mutual partnership."

Or something. Because God only knew that Ruby tended to only pop in when she needed something, but it was a start.

"And I know he's not going to stop. But you're better protected back in New York than you are here. I've got more friends there in some pretty high places, so -- you'll be safer. More back up."