（ and if he doesn't know of alina's purported betrayal, then he hasn't met kaz yet. he wouldn't like the idea of meeting him in this place, without his crows and with precious little resources when the man is out for his blood. the trick he pulled in that dark alley saved him because it wasn't expected. if they meet again, he has to control the set pieces. ）
So why not kill him, then?
（ just by the way he says it, he obviously exists in spectacularly murder-adjacent comfort. ）
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（ and if he doesn't know of alina's purported betrayal, then he hasn't met kaz yet. he wouldn't like the idea of meeting him in this place, without his crows and with precious little resources when the man is out for his blood. the trick he pulled in that dark alley saved him because it wasn't expected. if they meet again, he has to control the set pieces. ）
So why not kill him, then?
（ just by the way he says it, he obviously exists in spectacularly murder-adjacent comfort. ）