"Yeeeeah, but I don't like his voice. Too whiny. Honestly, that's mostly the reason I haven't killed you yet. Very sonorous. I find it soothing, especially when you scream." He ruffled Aleister's hair and looked at him, wondering a little. There was something there, somewhere. He'd braced himself so much and he didn't seem that bothered now.

"You were worried it'd be someone more precious, weren't you? Oh, puppy. You are keeping secrets from your Master. Bad puppy."