A witch? [She tenses for a moment—this could be a dangerous subject—but tries to dismiss it with a little nervous laugh.] No, no witches. We just had to round up some scared civilians in the marketplace and keep the demons from getting them. [She refrained from mentioning that one of them had tried to strangle her. Fortunately, the bruises had disappeared with her time back home.]

Oh, they're your friends from back home? Must be nice to have someone familiar to talk to. [She had been missing Bronwyn, Maya, and Oscar before her disappearance but she wouldn't have wanted them to be subjected to the supernatural dangers here. San Francisco seemed bad enough when she was on a case!]

No, it's not. He's annoying and can be a mischief maker. [Lily had finally agreed to the partnership more because she felt he needed a babysitter! She sounds a bit exasperated just thinking about him.]