Even prior to knowing of this attempt, Louis had been practicing thoroughly with the summoning ability. It had stonewalled him many times, but by now he was at least good with it. It was not so different from certain abilities that demons held, after all.

He doubted this would be so easy, but of all things, he was willing to encourage any escape attempt. Malkuth and the Abyss might well be ruined by now. It all rested on Aleph, and he preferred not to leave everything to that man.

So when the time came, he was there as if he always had been. The problem was how little he knew about boats. "What do we need?" he asked, without preamble.