She had admired him from the start. Standoffish, almost to the point of being rude, he was one of the few Death Eaters who treated her like an equal from Day One. Not once did he ever look down on her or act like she was just a traitor waiting to happen. He also never saw her as a potential sex partner which was both encouraging and highly insulting at the same time. She never had to worry about him taking liberties like some of the other bottom dwellers that flooded the ranks, but after a while, when they had gone on several missions together, she really wished he would.