And if there's anyone I know that you can trust with a promise, it's Hermione. [ And Mako. And Korra. And John, and Kaldur... maybe it would be easier for him to list people that he wouldn't inherently give the benefit of the doubt on that front. ] I didn't know you were a Marchioness, though! Is that something to congratulate, or something you might want help getting away from?

[ That much, he definitely knows better than to assume. ]