"Okay, to make it clear, I only took one year of Spanish." Vic motioned jokingly towards Valen. "I have no idea what she's saying. I just know she's cursing a lot."

Her eyes gazed at the crystal, something she in fact didn't inspect earlier. [i]No person just randomly does that.[/i] She thought. But how Valen and Michael seemed to react, should they really take the risk of even touching it again? Nobody just randomly turns nice, even for people going on a quest. She sighed, and turned her attention back to the Zorya. "Okay. I'm guessing either two things: One. Your bother's a demon. Two. He just wants to help so he can get some cred."

"I'd rather know which one is correct. Because right now, I'm going with the latter."