"Unreachably far, at the moment." Which was a slight problem, which hopefully wouldn't end in agonizing death. The tadpole had stayed quiet so far, which was promising.

"And you? Surely you're not from here." Which he hadn't actually stopped to think about much. If Marcos wasn't actually privy to all this nonsense he'd gotten dragged into, then he'd have to be more discreet.

It wouldn't be hard. He'd just pretend he was being overly dramatic about everything he'd said thus far. It was the best excuse, because it was true.