Kael started laughing. Not chuckling. Harsh, bitter laughter, the sort that hurt your throat, losing control into a short couple of coughs before he recovered. This following the instant this guy implied he might have considered himself any kind of "white knight." He didn't otherwise interrupt, letting the man go on, but the concept of it was almost too much to bear. He'd practically hissed sarcasm, and he'd gotten this back. Hence a second of wide eyes, followed by the sharp laughter. Cel would have understood. Unlikely anyone without sever antisocial issues mocked the idea of heroes quite so bitterly and frequently as him.<br/><br/>"She don' know," he confirmed. "Mei Lee told me. But she ought to realize she ain't healthy."<br/><br/>He was standing up. Guy probably didn't realize it, but he'd already leaked something real important. Celeste was out doing something stupid already, not just getting set to. Logically, there wasn't anything to follow that besides trying to get the guy to let him talk to this son of a bitch who ran the place. He could have gotten out of sight, and cook up a bit of hell to forcibly see about getting an audience, if he'd wanted, but it would really be counterproductive.<br/><br/>"Saving my ass. I'm here to get her to wear her head straight. Once she's not out trying to get herself killed I can worry about the rest."<br/><br/>He considered storming off after all, since logic and his state of mind were not getting along their best right now, or demanding to be let in since he was short on time, but he managed to restrain himself for a bit. Not to blow it. Even though Cel had gone out somewhere dangerous, yet neglected to take her bike with her. Hell, he didn't even have to make sarcastic comments the guys way about what he could handle. What was the point, anyway?<br/><br/>"That's all that matters right now."<br/><br/>He just watched him, breathing and trying to reign in his emotions. If his eyes hadn't had such heavy bags under them, though, they would have been eyes to terrify even the crazies back in the blood rings.