Using relationships as tools was familiar to Devin. It was something he did often, though not through forming any of his own. Other people could be used as leverage, which was why he didn't allow for that leverage to exist in his own life.

"It seems this city has been good for you," he commented idly, keeping his gaze away from hers. "And it's quite powerful, if it can change such a formidable creature as yourself." He sighed. "I think I'm beginning to like being here even less."