If she came back; he can't help but think it will be a when. Or, if not her, than any of the other long line of people that he's pissed off and/or murdered throughout his lifetime. It's a long list. At least the vampires he can kill repeatedly.

A hysterical little laugh leaves Devin's mouth. "I'd try the one thing no one here would let me do," he answers. He would give himself up; she can't just kill him to get what she wants and it's possible she can't extract the aspect at all here. She can kill him repeatedly - which would be horrible - but better him than other people.

"Barring that-- I don't know," Devin admits, frustrated. "If she were powerless, something similar to what we already did. If she weren't--" His breath hitches on the very idea of it. "I don't know. She's not stuck pulling puppet strings here, she can level the city for fun and running wouldn't even help--!"

Devin has no idea what the full extent of her powers are, and that is a deeply disturbing fact. Even if she and Valdis went at it, casualties would be high and there was no guarantee who would win.