On her next door neighbor at the Observatory.

[bindsthedead]

A 'demon' that's inside of a corpse?

I think you should make sure I can replace Saraneth and Kibeth as soon as possible. For all your assurances, I think I'll need them.

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[allofme]

...demons? Aw, man, there are demons there already? Trolls? Gnomes? Anything else I need to know about?

[bindsthedead]

Not in the Observatory, and the only other world I can speak for is the Old Kingdom.

[deadpans]

You're not the only one. Mine is a half-demon. [ It's Rin he was referring to, of course. ]

[bindsthedead]

Half?

[deadpans]

The result of a combination between demon and human. However, my mun told me that he's harmless, although I'm not sure about that. [ Because rule number one: never trust what your mun told you. ]

[malleusmaleficarum]

You say that like I enjoy being in this rotting meatsuit.

[bindsthedead]

Then as soon as I have regained Kibeth, you will leave it.

[No you won't Sabriel.]

[malleusmaleficarum]

Look, believe me when I say this body wasn't my first choice, but unless you're offering yourself up, I don't have a helluvalot of options, now do I?

[bindsthedead]

No, you will walk all the way to the Ninth Gate.

[Sabriel's tone is utterly serious, but she doesn't seem angry.]

[malleusmaleficarum]

... [Ruby feigns consideration.] No, don't think I will. Even if you could kick me out of this body and back into the Pit, I'd just claw my way straight back out. Wouldn't be the first time.

What's really going to happen though is you're going to stay out of my way and I won't have to make your life a living hell.

[bindsthedead]

I wasn't talking about the Pit. [Whatever that is. You people and your weird ideas about the afterlife.]

If you don't want to face me, then leave. And you will stay out of the Old Kingdom. [Considering the current window leads to Abhorsen's House, where the wards and sendings are not going to be very friendly at all.]

[malleusmaleficarum]

Right. Because Old Kingdom sounds like a real dream vacation. [Ruby rolls her eyes.] I'd love to find a way back where I came from. I kinda left when Lilith was trying to spring Lucifer from the box and, y'know, end the world.

[Carefully leaving out her role in it.]

[bindsthedead]

This 'Lucifer' was sealed away. And you're trying to set it loose?

[Because Sabriel is going to assume that anything that gives off the vibes Ruby does is probably not trying to save the world.]

[malleusmaleficarum]

No. Believe it or not, I happen to like the Earth the way it is. Lucifer gets out and it's good as destroyed.

[Sabriel is entirely accurate in her assessment of Ruby's character, but Ruby has appearances to maintain. She won't admit easily to her part.]