"I don't know." Luka replies quickly, the small bit of hopefulness beginning to drain from his voice. "He could just end up killing us both. If there's a risk of him retaliating and killing, I'd rather it just be one of us that's lost."

His heart sunk to imagine any more bodies in the cave, but particularly Gyre's or his own.

"But I don't think he'll turn on me. I've asked if he's killed before and survived."