12-13-2014, 08:10 PM
"Well, I didn't think you were that type of woman,"
he teased. "I suppose I am rich, but most of my family's wealth was taken. I could only save a small part of it."
That work had nearly seen him and those who helped him imprisoned for a very long time. He smiled to himself at the memory. Bold and reckless was what he did best and the threat of impending death made for the boldest of plans.
"Considering I'm apparently dead, I think everything I do is disreputable. My mother would be horrified, but it comes naturally now. 'Reputable' ways murdered my family who had done nothing."
He laughed to ease the tension in his own heart. "I am not a common street thug though, no drug running or murder. I am high with my disreputable business, defying our great empire, treason and the like."
There was no small amount of warning in his voice. He did not want to implicate Claire in something she had no idea about. Innocent or not, he doubted the authorities would care if they ever caught up to him.
he teased. "I suppose I am rich, but most of my family's wealth was taken. I could only save a small part of it."
That work had nearly seen him and those who helped him imprisoned for a very long time. He smiled to himself at the memory. Bold and reckless was what he did best and the threat of impending death made for the boldest of plans.
"Considering I'm apparently dead, I think everything I do is disreputable. My mother would be horrified, but it comes naturally now. 'Reputable' ways murdered my family who had done nothing."
He laughed to ease the tension in his own heart. "I am not a common street thug though, no drug running or murder. I am high with my disreputable business, defying our great empire, treason and the like."
There was no small amount of warning in his voice. He did not want to implicate Claire in something she had no idea about. Innocent or not, he doubted the authorities would care if they ever caught up to him.