He can't manage a sarcastic response after that explanation. There's no demons or angels in his religion, but he learned enough from the preacher who had stayed with the Clan to know the basics of Christianity.

"Wow. Do you know Lucifer? How come you look human 'stead of having horns and wings? Did you kill the angel you took your blade from?" ....Though apparently that knowledge didn't extend to having a healthy sense of what sort of dangers a demon could possibly possess.

Garrett gazed at his staff fondly when Meg asked her own questions, the way another person might gaze at a favorite pet. "No. It just likes me. I drop it somewhere, it always finds me again. That is part of how its magic works."