"What makes you think I'm capable of killing?" asked Cain. Oh, it was an entirely fair assessment and it was probably born of necessity and desperation than an actual commentary on how Cain presented himself. Still, it was amusing to be immediately singled out as a buffer between a necromancer gone wild and the rest of the population. If nothing else, it would give Cain something definitive to do during their assault on Malicant.

He dipped his head and added, "Though you're right. Assuming what you've said about how this works is true, anyway. You want me to be your bodyguard."