The tension melts away, and Kyle takes the seat opposite him, leaning back, matching Sep's posture. Now that there's less power imbalance (though Kyle thinks Torchbearer isn't really a topic he wishes to discuss openly, not yet), he glances at where the knife was, on the table, before Sep put it away. Each step from now on has to be a chess move, pawn, bishop, and knight needs to be in place.

(And Bruce taught him to play.)

'I'm guessing assassins,' he remarks. 'I've run in to more bounty hunters, myself, but they're all annoying.'