"Oh, no," Marcus says, laughing softly. "I quite like my job and I'd prefer to keep it. The kids never expect much in the way of small talk."
For the most part, he doesn't have time for it. Before Darrow, he was too busy and he had greater things to do. His talent allowed for it, even if his superiors didn't like it and did, eventually, excommunicate him as a result of it. A combination of things, they'd said, but Marcus knows it's because he hadn't been willing to play the game.
Hadn't been willing to lie down while the demons made their way through the Vatican.
"Are you saying you're not important or not easily insulted?" he asks, tilting his head slightly as he studies her.
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Date: 2021-07-04 04:55 pm (UTC)For the most part, he doesn't have time for it. Before Darrow, he was too busy and he had greater things to do. His talent allowed for it, even if his superiors didn't like it and did, eventually, excommunicate him as a result of it. A combination of things, they'd said, but Marcus knows it's because he hadn't been willing to play the game.
Hadn't been willing to lie down while the demons made their way through the Vatican.
"Are you saying you're not important or not easily insulted?" he asks, tilting his head slightly as he studies her.