The demon just grunted as Peter continued to press the matter. He was almost grateful when the subject switched back to Roland. He'd avoid bringing up the exact end the former leader of the Lokapala had met, since it didn't need mentioning. It was almost tempting, though, just to see how the man would react.

"Yeah, he didn't need that," Heat agreed. Why he was entertaining small talk with this man he wasn't exactly sure. He supposed he owed it to Roland to do at least that much. The cold, unwanted as it was, at least helped to clear his thoughts. "What did you know about him, anyway? What'd the two of you talk about?" If Roland avoided anything involving what he was, but the two of them still conversed enough to consider each other friends, then what came up when they spoke?