[Hakkai nods, without the least flicker of surprise or distress, and offers Lucky a reassuring smile.

(A woman Lucky knows is here, and a shinki, he thinks, filing the information away under "probably irrelevant, but keep an eye on the boy in case he needs help.")]

He is big, and I'm sorry. Let me know when you want to come over to see Jeep, and I'll make sure that Bon is somewhere else before you arrive.