"A what? Oh, a Deveel. No, it's not from Deva, it's from Imper. An Imp. Didn't Garkin teach you anything?"
"Come again?" I asked, but Aahz was busy scowling at the head.
"The question is, who would be crass enough to hire an Imp for an assassin? The only one I can think of is Isstvan, but that's impossible."
"But that's who did it. Don't you remember? I told you…."
"I thought you said 'Isstvan.'"
"I did! Wait a minute. What did you say?"
"I said Isstvan. Can't you tell the difference?"
"No," I admitted.
"Hmmm… must be too subtle for the human ear to detect. Oh, well. No matter. This changes everything. If Isstvan is up to his old tricks there's no time to lose. Hey! Wait a minute. What's this?"