Harry didn't look away from Masaka. "No thanks, I'm doing just fine where I am. I help you, you leave Eric alone. Agreed?"
John smiled at Oussou-in-Midnight's body, showing too many teeth in a face that always looked a little too thin and drawn to start with. "You sure he wasn't worried about what I'd do with you?" he asked with a chuckle. "I'm nobody's horse, old man. I'm just here to make sure that nobody steps out of line."