He listened to the exchange a bit longer, his eyes widening as the deal was struck.  The dark skinned man would be having a crack at him.  Peter was definitely scared as he watched.  He wanted to protest, to perhaps reason with the man, but soon, he would find out he couldn't.  His feet gently swung back and forth in the water, a sign of his nervous state.<br/><br/>Marcus turned toward the boy then who looked up at him with pleading, unsure eyes.  He squatted down next to him, speaking softly to him.  It was a voice that disarmed him so easily, and then the added guilt at the end.<br/><br/>"If...it will make you happy.  I'm up for it."  He said softly to the man, before looking up over Marcus' shoulder to the grinning face of the dark skinned male.  He looked back with predatory eyes, and Peter could only swallow hard as he felt that he might be getting in over his head.