Marie says nothing at first, visibly confused at Hunter's determination and her own lack of words. She knows that the truth can't be revealed, not when people judge orders so fiercely in the Nexus. She stands, pacing the kitchen floor, trying to put together her thoughts.

Without realizing it, her gaze has stopped to stare into Hunter's art room, but she doesn't make a step forward. Her eyes never leave his projects which she speaks up. "A virus was forced into me years ago. I cannot be cured. I must live with it, lest I be consumed by it. Similar to that of a lycanthrope."