"The life of the most faithful servant and the soul of the greatest enemy. As you may notice, it doesn't really change things for you. He wants to kill you anyway. For my part, I pretty much fucked up. When I made my mark among his followers - wow, quite the pun - I didn't know such a ritual even existed. Like I said, I just figured it would be the best way to stay alive, at least until the opportunity to escape presented itself. When he finally revealed to me what else he would need me for, I barely managed to occlude myself, I was so delighted. Now we're both screwed, Potter. Doesn't feel good to be in your skin, I have to admit."