He was shot. [He spoke that slowly, his eyes voracious for Abduxel's expression. Curious, curious -- this reaction was a surprise. Chilton had yet to measure the demon's capacity for empathy, but he wouldn't have anticipated such investment.] Will Graham had shot him. I recovered, obviously.

[Though it took the better half of a year, and Chilton couldn't use the restroom properly for most of that. He lost a kidney and kept the incision scar.]

You're highly aware of power dynamics. [An observation.] You're sensitive to them. Is that something you understood to this degree before or after your demonic transformation?