"And maybe it shouldn't be, with how you're behaving with it," he says... But ultimately, Otoha does get to the sword first. Qilby, still being standing (and Otoha still being on the ground), aims a kick to Otoha's wrist for good measure.

Kill him. It doesn't matter, nothing matters, the consequences don't matter, this world is a dead end anyway. What matters is getting off of it, and this fool is getting in the way.

Qilby quells the urge - though he gets the feeling he won't be able to for long; his finger is still poised over the trigger - and speaks again: "Now, are you going to be good and work with me, or do I have to waste another bullet?"