The subtle attempts people made to restrain just how uneasy they felt around an Outcast, perhaps the most underrated pleasure in the world. There was good cause for this, given the immense capacity and even cultural basis of ruthlessness that was commonplace in the society that Outcasts had fostered for themselves. Malta brought with it both benefits and consequences, but this was one such aspect to be enjoyed.
— Have you found anything useful?
He was giving her further grounds upon which to justify being here, wanting her to report anything they could act on or leads that they could follow, though there was no way of knowing what he was actually thinking.
