"Landel?" Heat snorted. "If he hadn't been here he wouldn't have been stuck on this place's weird timetables. He woulda been able to hunt whenever he wanted, or would have at least had more opportunities. In that way, it's Landel's fault. Otherwise?" His tone was lighter than usual, and lazy. He followed his words with a short chuckle and a shake of his head.

"Nah. We're demons. That's what we are. We devour our own kind to survive and if we don't -- you saw." Heat had never been one to beat around the bush and he saw no reason to start now. He'd never feared retaliation, either. In fact, he was smirking a little as he turned his head to gauge the man's reaction. "Why's it matter? You make friends with him or somethin'?"

He'd called his name out then, hadn't he? It figured that the Lokapala leader would have made other acquaintances before he'd arrived. That was probably why he and Argilla got along so well. They were companionable. Heat just ran people off.