“I do love an ambitious woman,” he jested when hearing about this Moriarty. He did enjoy a good love story as well so he perked up when it was mentioned. “Are they former lovers then?”

Martin kept his poker face to appear as if he knew no more than he let on and not adding any more commentary in that arena. “It would be convenient considering my affection for you,” he ponder out loud, looking down at her now with a puzzled expression. “But what does she have against you?”