"Could he do you harm?" This isn't encouraging news. Vahl hears Alec out though, bristling for a moment that Phoenix might be a target.

"I understand these creatures can't be killed, and we'd only try if he came to our world and tried to harm our loved ones... can he be blocked, or banished?"

A little knowledge and understanding of Death's Shadow will certainly prepare them for trouble. Vahl will obtain as many details as he can from Alec later. The main point seems to be that this character is interested in Alec's not-demon, for the time being though.

Vahl too shifts position. He's a little more alert now. "Has he tried to harm your..." Vahl wavess a hand vaguely, imagining a youngster of some species or another, "... boy? Creature?"