Mercury in Scorpio

Scorpio is fixed water, ruled traditionally by Mars and in modern astrology by Pluto. Mercury here is investigative: these people look for the motive underneath the statement and are hard to mislead. They research thoroughly, hold information back on purpose and prefer a real conversation to small talk. The cost is suspicion, since a mind trained to look for the hidden agenda finds one even where there is none, and words are used as weapons when they are angry. Secrets are kept well.