The creature blinked once, slowly.<br/><br/>"A... relic? You mean an... artefact?" Had the girl thought that he himself was one of the demon-possessed objects housed in the temple? He was twisted by the power of one, certainly, but...<br/><br/>"I am not a relic." Again, trying to sound friendly, but he was so surprised by Mary's statement that couldn't help but have some of his shock come through in his words. "I was changed by one. Perhaps like Wolfram's arm. But I myself am..." What was he? A monster? Once a man? "...am not a relic."<br/><br/>But... was he dangerous? That was certainly the crux of the matter. He had not harmed anyone yet, but his time here had been exceedingly short; he fell into his own thoughts, staring at and beyond Mary while he pondered just how great a threat he posed to her.