Marek cocked an eyebrow at her explanation. He couldnâ€™t tell what to feel more surprised about; the fact that new a lot more about him than he thought, or that she bothered to research him at all. Her mention of his â€œtime offâ€ sent his mind back into fond memories of his family, but then he cleared his head before he would revisit the night of their death.<br/><br/>â€œWell in that case, nice to meet you Katâ€ Marek extended his arm and shook Katâ€™s hand. â€œNo need for me to introduce myself I suppose since you already figured that out.â€ He let out a small laugh. â€œYeah those were some good times back in those arenas. I never got into it for status or money though. Letâ€™s just say I had to do itâ€¦â€ he paused again thinking back on his wife and child but figured he might actually stop hating himself for it if he actually told someone. This Kat was certainly personable enough to talk to, more so than anyone else Marek had ever met.<br/><br/>â€œThe reason I took time off was because I ended up having a family. If you were in the business long enough, you might have met or even heard of Lucile. She mostly ran bids for the fights depending on their location. Long story short; we got married, had a beautiful daughter Myrian, and led the happiest five years of my lifeâ€¦â€ Marek caught himself suddenly just staring off into space at the mention of his family. He would always miss them but he had to move on. â€œThen they were killed.â€ And thatâ€™s what Marek needed to say to snap himself back to reality. His gaze met with Katâ€™s and he could feel the sadness weighing heavily on his eyes for a brief second. And in that second he was hit almost all at once with why he was really here; Marek had recently overheard talk of some sect of Vampires looking for someone in this bar. Could it be that theyâ€™re looking for Kat? Or possibly her friend who normally runs the place? It didnâ€™t matter, the memory of his family and his failure to protect them fueled that protective nature inside of him once again. He had to warn Kat and fast. After his realization his eyes showed more worry this time around as he attempted to search for the right words. Marek then motioned for Kat to come within whispering distance.<br/><br/>â€œNow this is going to sound crazy but hear me out. I came here for a reason; Iâ€™ve been hearing an awful lot about vampires looking to stir some trouble around in your bar. I donâ€™t know specifics but I definitely know theyâ€™re looking for someone. Could be you, could be your friend but you deserve to know. No one should even beâ€¦.caught off guard like me and my family were.â€