With the hours that have past from their trip between the tower and the forest, Marlin had sobered up. Thinking back on his actions in the office he didn't regret a thing, first impressions were accurate for him and he's sure that Ozpin got a good laugh at his performance. Currently being the only guy in the group he was curious at where his other feral friend was, even though he knew Yoki didn't like him, he knew a lot of people didn't like him, so far he wasn't getting the vibe from Eve which made him want to stick close at least.

Marlin pulled out his scroll, he didn't like using it but it was primarily for his banking and navigation. Satisfied that the transfers went through, he now had the zeros he wanted, gladly doing anything Ozpin asked of him. The new team, with a missing member, was walking through the ruins. These ruins were familiar to Marlin, he's never been here himself but he's heard a lot about the place. The girls walked in front and Marlin stuck to the back, his hands in his pockets as he looked around, occasionally glancing at Eve's butt. His tail swung from side to side while his ears twitched in different directions to hear if anything was nearby. The dust of the ruins was like a fog the smells of the area, he wouldn't be able to sniff out any Grimm if they came close, he'd have to be careful.

Eve spoke of arriving and Diana offered the relic, Marlin turned his back to the girls keeping an eye out. He had no business with learning about the relic or anything, his job now was to fight, as it always was, this time however instead of Grimm, it would be anything that got in the teams way, Grimm, White Fang, or the mystery group. Marlin stayed off his flask for a bit, not wanting to get drunk or buzzed, he was in the mood to fight. Though he could tell something was floating right around with Eve, he figured it best to leave her be and just watch their back, [color=8493ca]"This place has a lot of opportunity for something to strike,"[/color] he said cautiously, he was more aware than frightened, nothing really pushed Marlin to the point where he would back out.