"Imminent death brings out skills people didn't know they had," she says wryly. "But I think the way the monsters responded set off his temper. You're exactly right."

She has no problem with that. The important thing is that he wasn't so crazy angry as to do something stupid, he listened to her and Harley's orders, and he contributed to their safe retreat. Not bad for a first run.

"If I make it back from this expedition in one piece, you can bet I'll be there, too," she nods to Kinner. "Can I ask you a favor?"

"I'm not planning on dying, but just in case something goes wrong for me and not for you, you've been to my world not long ago. Check on Ace and the girls for me, and let 'em know what happened. Only if I don't live, though."