Marley nodded. "Usually, it's the past that I have to be careful of, so this should be a refreshing change of pace," she told him. Her brows rose when he introduced himself by his full Name, thinking that he might have thought twice about that if he had ever heard her 'mom voice.' Not that she had any children of her own, but looking after a brood of old, senile vampires who'd been turned when they were scarcely more than children themselves required much the same authority.

"Is that so?" she asked with a chuckle, filing the Name away for future reference. "Well, they call me Marley Jacobs. I'm sure they call me all sorts of less flattering things as well, but I seem to have developed selective hearing over the years." She extended her hand, and added, "I'm very pleased to meet you, Mr. Dresden."