It's very much not a question he's never been asked, and it manages to startle something of a laugh from him.

"He's...we were raised together, trained by the same man. He's more than merely a business partner. He's my garrista, and he's my priest as well. And sure, occasionally I have to kick his ass into remembering he wants to live. And sure, he's trouble all the way down. But we're partners."