Raff clicked his tongue and made a sound, one that basically said<i>oh, that’s too bad</i>.<br/><br/>“I’m afraid he won’t be eating, bello.  He’s slipped right into work mode, and he never eats when he’s like that,” he informed the boy.  “You might as well go ahead and dig in.”<br/><br/>He was curious as to why Alex thought he’d laugh at him, but he decided to answer the question instead of focusing on the man’s insecurities.<br/><br/>“That?  That was the man who arranged your new life,” he said.  “He was just clearing up some things I didn’t know or understand about the old one.  Like… I thought Andreas was the one who hurt you,” Raff admitted, motioning vaguely to the mark on Alex’s face.  “But it wasn’t him, was it?  It was a parting gift from your father.  Which is how you’re here in the first place, I imagine.  Andreas went into it trying to use you to get to your father, but he didn’t count on wanting to help you.”