"Yeah, yeah, I'll, uh, later." Much later. He suddenly felt a twinge of guilt. This wasn't something she'd likely approve of, but she had to understand that running around letting people kill him was too much. So far he'd managed not to kill anyone, which probably didn't make him anyone's favorite. He wasn't meant for the Arena and this was possibly his ticket out.

Topher pulled out a smile for her and nodded. "Safest safe ever. I'm like the gatemaster of secrets, which isn't something I'd normally advertise, but I like you."