Jack was really a rather nice man. The nicer he was, the more Marek wanted to be around him. So polite and considerate. Not wanting to interfere with his studies. Such a thing was just... so nice. "I would like tom but..." he bit his lower lip and ducked his head. "I don't have a slave yet, father is looking for one for me. Until he does I've promised to not have no visitors that he or my brothers haven't approved of." He looked down at his hands in his lap, wrestling with the right words to say in order to explain.
"Someone once hurt me, and tried to continue to do so. So they're a little protective of me, I guess. They're Reigners and I'm the only Acquiescent among my siblings, so..." he gave a little shrug, afraid to look up and see any indication that Jack thought he was too much trouble to deal with now.