“Yes, why? Will my past make any difference to the help you will be giving to the madam? I would suggest all your efforts be focused on her and the plan you have of breaking this curse.”
Judas looked at him, a shrewd smile etching his face. “Very well put, Dirk. That statement leads me to believe you might have something of an education. If that’s true, why are you here, in a job far below your capabilities?”
“There’s not much to offer in an area so far from the city.”
“Then move to the city. You have no reason to stay here, and there must be jobs by the hundreds waiting for a bright young man such as yourself.”
“Not as long as the madam needs me.” A curtain of anger fell over Dirk’s eyes as he stared at Judas. “You seem awfully anxious to get rid of me.”
“I don’t like to see a life wasted, that’s all.”