"You're certainly eating well, so I'd say sending you out here is at least partial compensation." He's noticed that Avery's just eating souls like popcorn, which probably means he'll be in a better mood overall.

He prepares himself for the next group of enemies and finds that for some reason, there's a lull where nobody wants to necessarily deal with the murderous shadow spirit and his equally murderous lich companion.

"Looks like it's quieter here," he comments. "Shall we move on?"