He doubted his niece would try vouching for his character, considering how set in his ways Bennet was and how touchy a subject it would be for her to tell him that they were becoming friends, but he could really care less about that. What he was more interested in was whether or not Claire--or Peter, for that matter--had mentioned to Bennet that he was, apparently, Claire's uncle. And if it had come up in conversation, what Bennet's thoughts were on that. Maybe he was twisting the proverbial knife a little, making sure Bennet was aware that he was blood where the other man wasn't, but well. He'd promised him he'd get to walk away with his life, not that he wouldn't be as cruel as possible, under the guise of casual conversation.
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He doubted his niece would try vouching for his character, considering how set in his ways Bennet was and how touchy a subject it would be for her to tell him that they were becoming friends, but he could really care less about that. What he was more interested in was whether or not Claire--or Peter, for that matter--had mentioned to Bennet that he was, apparently, Claire's uncle. And if it had come up in conversation, what Bennet's thoughts were on that. Maybe he was twisting the proverbial knife a little, making sure Bennet was aware that he was blood where the other man wasn't, but well. He'd promised him he'd get to walk away with his life, not that he wouldn't be as cruel as possible, under the guise of casual conversation.