Theo's surprise was starting to turn into annoyance. He didn't like being patronised and he was far from a fool. His mind still worked just fine.
'Of course all that is set up,' he said with a snort. 'It has been since he was born.' though in all honesty having Montague as the boy's guardian while he was in a coma might not be the wisest thing. Then again, there was no one on this earth that would love him more, or care for him more dearly, than Verity.
'I have no intention of dying, and I am not a man of large risks,'(the exception being forcing himself into Rodolphus' mind). 'I will go with you and I will be perfectly capable of focusing on work. Besides, we both know that some on that board respond better to me than you - just as others respond better to you than me. It's stupid not to play to our strengths.'