Diplomatic action
After repeated contact with the Smiling Man, the Stormcrows manage to come to an agreement, of sorts. Although there is no trust between the Stormcrows and the Smiling Man, they both seem to be aligned toward a similar goal. The Stormcrows find that the Smiling Man is an incubus of high position in the demonic ranks but that he is secretly working against the forces in charge of the demonic invasion. With his lack of resistance to the Stormcrow's attack, they were able to prevent Nicole Blackshire, now a werewolf and proof of the Smiling Man's involvement in sabotage efforts against his master, from falling into demon hands.