"I won't be acting the part but I'll still have the stigma! The title!" He wanted to laugh about the protection, sure sometimes someone got luckily enough to be helped, but he was- had been- one of Rodolphus' assassins, their protection only worked so far, not to mention they'd probably send Guilian as the killer... His only solace in that was he didn't think Guilian would be able to kill Ver, the kids- at least he could trust his brother that far.
"Not what I was saying." He spit, looking away, his mind still to busy coming up with contingencies on how to save his wife and children and hopefully protect his brother at the same time... "And no, I know them, take orders when I have too from them- but I do not associate with them." He actively avoided Bella in fact, even if he was asked to speak with Rodolphus or Rabastan (whom he tried to avoid nearly as much as Bella, for that matter).
"Fine." He did have to give Cass that in the very least, even though a part of him would have preferred not to know; preferred to have possibly been arrested without the knowledge that the man he'd once thought of as a cousin had turned his back on him... Montague pursed his lips, jaw still tight as he arms crossed in an almost protective gesture across his chest. "Anything else before I go." He said with spite.