[eizen's brow shoots straight up at that. salvation is death? zaveid said that? that sounds almost the polar opposite of what the malak is about from eizen's experiences. time changes people, but for that sort of change to happen... just what could've caused it?]

...You're saying he was trying to kill me.

[the tone that's said with isn't one of anger but one of confusion. of all the people, for zaveid to be the one to try to put eizen down is genuinely surprising for a myriad of reasons.

and of course edna would try to stop him... she's too sweet a kid sometimes.

a heavy sigh escapes him as he leans back in his chair.]

I never imagined I might actually owe that guy one for trying to take me out.