Yuri watches him think, watches him address the man, and then hands over the knife without much comment. He's trusting this kid to stick to his word, and--Yuri's curious as hell. But he doesn't help. He stands there, silently, watching as Alec does this with a strange sort of distance, a sort of distance that he's had a lot recently. The only way to survive in this place, he's realizing.

If Alec looks to him again, he'll just nod his ascent.