"I understand it quite well," he replies, the same vaguely annoyed expression plastered upon his face. Hundreds of years of pomp and circumstance had not endeared him to the practice. Just because he had made a career out of it did not mean he was eager to continue being paraded around like someone else's trophy. "And I am eager to be through with it."

But that is part of the game here -- he can see that much just from a brief glance up and down the train. A sigh passes through his nostrils in response to her follow-up question.

"No need to concern yourself. I will handle it."