"Not like it's your fault," Devero says, smiling wanly over at the kirin. The smile fades quick enough and he sighs. "I was able to stay with him, at least, whether he remembered me or not. And his son was there, the one he died for where he comes from. Genjo Sanzo, all grown up. He helped me keep an eye on Koumyou too."

He gives his whole body a dog-like shake and picks up his joint for a puff, exhaling the smoke away from Taiki. Trying to lighten the conversation, he says, "I'd ask you if you got any cool powers, but I think turning into a flying unicorn-thing already counts as a cool power. So did you get any other cool powers?"