Renji glanced to the top of the wall. "You sure you don't want a hand up that?" he asked dryly. The question was now directed more at Claude than Lydia, since he seemed to be more reasonable about the whole accepting help from a demigod thing.

His eyebrows went up when Daemon let it go that easy. "Now wait a damn minute," he said. "I've got a duty here..." While the monsters weren't Hollows exactly, he still felt like he ought to be protecting the squishy mortals so they could go about their business. Really, being in a position where he actually could effectively do that again had him feeling pretty damn optimistic about life, all things considered.

Except movement in the sky drew his attention as well. He snorted, drawing Zabimaru in one smooth motion. "Well look at that. Enjoy your climb, you two."