"Do not take her side," Rashad mutters bitterly, side-eying his own daemon. Janan just blinks slowly at him, offering no further argument. He knows full well the importance of mortal life in the world and to his own original purpose for existence, even if an individual mortal does not strike him as important...or capable of the wisdom that must come from long experience.

To Iman, he growls, "You are impossible to satisfy, and it is not my duty to satisfy you. I have not once touched your Dr. Rush since you threatened me."