Thinking back to that day, Lucien knew that the women had been completely out of line, and he wished he could go back to stop himself from having accepted to do something so foolish, considering the women's intentions were clear. Faolan's hand brought him a bit of comfort, and he turned it to link his fingers through his, accepting his warmth before the man eventually pulled away. 

Lucien listened quietly as Faolan spoke, listening to every word. Growing up he had never put too much thought into these things. He had what he learned growing up in the church, and he knew what people typically viewed as wrong, but he had simply never saw it that way. There had been.. something inside him that kept him from fully believing that to be a fact. He hadn't really put much thought into it after that.. as he had never actively sought any sort of relationship, or had been tempted to either.. until he had realized his feelings for Faolan.  

He lowered his gaze as Faolan spoke. He couldn't believe how terribly these people had reacted. He was completely appalled by  the mere thought. It was nauseating. 

[color=burlywood]"But.. he was just a boy.."[/color] He said quietly. An innocent child who was barely old enough to really understand what he was doing. Lucien had liked to believe that he was no longer the same naive Frenchman he was that had gotten off that boat. He was aware that there were those who viewed this negatively, considering the insults that he had received from those Englishmen, and those women, but he had never seen it in action for himself, but to think people could just.. get away with something like that. It was a terrible thought. 

Not once throughout this whole endeavor had the thought occurred to him that their decision could place them in danger. There was nothing of course that the humans could do to hurt him, but Faolan was another story. He was strong yes.. but that didn't mean he couldn't be hurt. He had seen it for himself back at the boat.. it was possible if people had the right tools available to them. Just the thought of that possibility brought a sickening feeling to his stomach. Had Faolan had to grow up afraid that the same thing could happen to him one day? 

[color=burlywood]"What those people did.. it's wrong."[/color] He said, his gaze finally shifting from his now empty plate to the man he loved. 

[color=burlywood]"Is this.. what you were worried about? That the same thing might happen to you..? To us?"[/color] He asked, reaching out to take his hand again.