"Knives." It's said as if it's obvious, like saying there's two suns or sand on the ground or it's hot. "I hurt him, thought ... maybe I killed him, but if he sent you, he must be alive.." As far as he's concerned it's the only conclusion. Two strangers know exactly who he is and where to find him after a nice long 'cooldown period', neither of whom seem to be precisely human?

It was a little reassuring, he didn't want to think Knives had died alone out there either. But alive didn't mean okay, he was proof enough of that, and a hole punched through a shoulder could be as bad as being dearmed.