Why is it that everything he says sounds ominous?

"Right, sure. Lead the way, mate," Christ, he can't be much older than her, if that. Weird to think he's so far up in the ranks when the lackeys they've been bossing about are at least twice his age. "I'll be right on your heels."

Which is why, once they're on the move, she's curious enough to ask: "Have a real name?"