awesome! yeah, damian would just have been a rising star in witch circles at that point, so he figured doing a good deed (even though it was probably blamed on someone else) by setting marcus free was acceptable. maybe he was there for a year or so? i am pretty sure the other witches would have been harsh, so the grims family could have decided to take marcus once they split up the slaves amongst the various families. yeah, finding out the kid you saved is now a rebel would definitely be an awkward experience.