"I am clever and how about we're both lucky," he replied diplomatically, "Though it'd be a shame for either of us to end up with any of those ogres and vultures." He gave a small shudder at the thought.
He felt a certain amount of guilt not telling her everything. Especially with things that were coming up in his life. Things that were incredibly relevant to the arrangement they currently maintained. Him taking the mark was on the tip of his tongue but he didn't have the courage to tell her. For some reason he knew she'd be disappointed and that bothered him more than it should.
Regulus nodded. He understood. He was almost relieved at her answer but it still wasn't something he understood entirely. It made this guilt lessen almost. "Good for you, then, yeah?" he teased trying to get the mood light and easy again. Any talk of their families had bad news written all over it.