“Boss,” Bastien cuts in, his voice cautious. “You sure you want to send Venesa into the fire like this?” “What fire?” I snap. “This is a glorified babysitting job for the freaking underboss of the Mafia.” I point at Uncle T. “My talents are being wasted, and you know it.”
listen! because this implies your uncle is keeping you out of things, number 1, and number 2 that there's a fire apparently... pay attention!