Logically, he knows a portion of that is complete and utter bullshit. Why send someone with bloody history to interrogate someone? At least before taking them into custody. Does Washington even hold rank here, beyond that of the other Legionnaires?

And yet he pursues none of that, not when a very particular button gets pushed, and a cold sort of rage numbs out rational thought for a time.

Washington's words are all meant to wind him up, and it's working. It's not the first time. The former Freelancer has employed this method once before, in battle, intending to draw him out of hiding by throwing whatever barbs he thought might stick. That tactic had not ended well for him, but apparently he's forgotten that fact.

Or perhaps not. Is he trying to bait him into attacking? That seems the most likely option. If Locus does so, there will be grounds to contain him. To punish him, or worse. And they will take Washington's word over his, he knows this. If he's been here long enough to establish himself, to garner allies...

It's a cold reminder of how very alone he is here, and not for the last time he is grateful that Washington cannot see his face. His tone, he can manage. The next words are utterly devoid of anything Washington can strip away and use.

"Felix is dead."

And when he turns a little further, Wash might just glimpse a very familiar-looking handle on his hip. He may not like making decisions for himself, but that hadn't stopped him from making one very defining decision, all the same.

It's all he trusts himself to say. Washington's next words will have a very severe impact on the actions to follow.