"If you could... please?" If she was going to be well-behaved, War thought, she might as well start now. "I'd love to have a look at it, even if we save a try-out for later."

"And I probably wouldn't trust just any demon, no. But I seem to remember we had a conversation about this once before, so I'll trust you to keep your word." War's tone was light-hearted, but the look in her eyes was level and serious.