Nathaniel opens his eyes.

"In Asher's room."

He's just not specific about which room, since it had occurred in Milliways.

Technically.

"It's going to be difficult. Damian says any master vampire will see it. If Jean-Claude tells Anita..."

He could lose his home, his safety, his Nimir-ra, because Anita was not known for being forgiving.

"It was an accident. He didn't mean to do it, but it's done, and I don't care that he didn't intend to mark me. He did," he says almost defiantly.