[His chest is rising and falling with breath as he keeps himself crouched, shot lined up as his eyes flick between this guy and her. There's something... off about her. Something wrong. But he can't perfectly place that right now, not when they're in danger, and especially not when Lucretia suddenly has qualms about murder. Like, okay, most of the IPRE has more than him, but this guy was shooting at them. If he has to burn this cycle by immediately going off the grid that's just where we're at this time.

He doesn't move, though, and retrains the gun at this guy's chest.]

Okay. Here's how we're gonna do this. My girl here is gonna let you go when I say. And when she does, you're gonna turn around and leave. This is mine now, and I will not shoot you, as I have shown in goodwill that I already could have by now, as long as you don't try some bullshit to either of us. If you do, I think you know how this thing works plenty well, and you know what kinda damage I can do. Blink twice if you get that.

[He does, and Taako waits for that confirmation before looking to Lucretia, raising and lowering his eyebrows.]

Go on. I think he gets his shit.