Pietro smiled, but his eyes were sharp, and he took a drink to keep from saying something he'd regret. "...It may surprise you, but people who turn up here rarely do so because its their life long ambition." It wasn't the life he wanted for any of them, but it kept them fed, and they had made a family here.
He tensed when the man started pacing, but it was the further questioning about his sister that made him anxious. "...I do. But you know, this is all ready a very expensive conversation you've been having, are you sure you wouldn't like to get started?"