[ Blade tries his best...these days, anyway. G'raha had been supportive earlier on - and though he wouldn't call himself a great friend even now, he considers himself a loyal one.

But, it makes sense when G'raha tells it like that - and really, Blade isn't going to hold it against the rest of the dead for having already settled things by the time G'raha arrived with Sariel. It just is what it is.

Though, as he ponders this, he considers G'raha's comment on his friends. Or allies, as it is. ]

...I don't know them. So I can't say I know how they'd react.

[ Beat. ]

If they have supported you before, they should here too. And even if they don't, you have others who will.

[ Old friends, new friends, and... ]

And...I know, a certain someone.