"And as it shouldn't," Fenrir told him easily, a smirk on his lips. He gave a somewhat careless shrug. "You are no more my friend than I am yours, I'm sure," he added on grinning. The relationship that the two had, these two random man where one was more wanderer than Ministry brat and the other was more beast than human, could be seen as complicated or in disrepair by most. For Fenrir, however, he found it quite suitable to his needs. MacNair wouldn't come after him or his pack again, and Fenrir would one day owe a debt to the man. In the meantime, though, they were allowed to trade off little favors here and there. The Lupin child was off limits as far as he was considered, but that didn't stand for every one of his pack.
A nasty grin at the mention of the Ministry's incompetence spread across his face. "They were trying to decide if I was more entertaining or dangerous, I'm sure," he said dryly but with humor in it. "You know what a good story a good werewolf attack can make. I'm sure it sold plenty of papers, no?" He watched him curiously for a moment before waving off the not-quite apology as though it hadn't mattered to him at all - even if it was obvious that the opposite was the case. "No offense taken, though," he paused giving him a penetrating stare, "can I ask what you are here for, then?"
Greyback snarled at the idea, though it was in no way directed toward MacNair this time, his gaze instead focused toward toward the canopy of the trees. "I would like to keep his exposure to the pathetic wizarding culture to a minimum. No offense." The non-apologetic statement was said more in mocking than anything else. He rubbed at his chin as he considered his words and options. He had never believed that the Lupin child would end up at Hogwarts of all places. If he had been kept home with those parents who had obviously gone from loving to two steps away from hating their child, it would have been so much easier. But who knew what kind of ideas or lies had been fed to him, what kind of coaching would be needed to get him to trust him.
"However, I will not pull him out unless he's willing to leave willingly." Mostly it was the truth; after all, there was no point in having a pack mate who only wanted to leave all the time. He wasn't looking for prisoners. He was trying to build his pack, build his family so to say. "Don't approach him, just find out as much as you can about him and let me know what you learn."