[THERE'S BARELY A FACE SHOWING AND THERE'S STILL SO MUCH JUDGMENT. It's fine, Lucas will carry on unperturbed as ever.]

Oh, I'm not in need of anything. [Except maybe a bath that isn't in the leech water but it's fine he still has blood to spare.] I had only wanted to become at least somewhat acquainted with the four of you, given it seems we'll be in each other's company for some time.