"Yeah, well, we'll see about that." Rodolphus held a lot of regret when it came to his performance for the Dark Lord so far but had also decided it wasn't all bad since it meant he at least at the Dark Lord's attention. The next time he was sent out on a mission he would ace it and the improvement he made from this new one to the last would definitely impress his Lord.
Their Lord, he corrected himself.
"Rabastan, I want you to know something. You're the first person I'm going to tell this to and I'm telling you because now I trust you. You can't tell anyone else though until after I announce it." He didn't know when he'd make a public announcement, not for a long time more than likely, but some day.