[Schwann does as he's told and assumes his usual stance that he holds in Alexei's presence. At the ready, but also at ease...as much as one can hope to be in this situation.]

I suppose we can't put it past someone to try this quickly.

[Thankfully, they won't turn up any bodies. A miracle.

As for Hamelin...]

Which part: turning killing into a game, or that we're apparently staking lives on having wishes granted? We really agreed to this...

[Though it's not exactly productive, he can't help but mutter it. That's what's tripping him up the most.]