He's not Knives yet! He's still Nai. He won't ever have to be Knives, because they're here now, and not on the ships.

Vash scowls up at Mr Livio, briefly furious at the idea that Nai might not be all right.

"He's out there! He called me, from..." He looks away, just for a moment. That palce is secret, and he can't talk about it, not with humans. "He called me, and he said he was coming back! He's gonna come back!"

And he'll fight anyone who says otherwise!