Faolan heart beat a little faster as he felt Lucien return his grip. Even after all these years, the Frenchman knew exactly how to make his heart race and his skin flush. He watched Lucien as he spoke, his eyes roving over the man's face, his eyes his lips, his nose, his hair, the pulse of blood in his neck...he loved every bit of him, and he doubted that even death could stop this feeling. 

Hearing what Aurel had been through, while not exactly surprising, did explain a bit to Faolan. He had seemed reserved around other children, which the Irishman had originally attributed to his time in the circus. Now he knew that he had experienced human interaction before that and it seemed that it had never been positive. Though Faolan had seen a lot of hardship and tragedy in his life, he had seen many good things as well, and experienced happiness that was far greater than any sadness he had ever felt. He hoped that now he was in a position to offer that to another person, Aurel, with Lucien's help of course. He knew he wouldn't be able to do it alone.

He nodded after Lucien had completed his explanation and Aurel asked his question, then spoke up, [color=a36209]"The best way to protect us is by keeping our secret. I would never ask anyone to lie about something unless it was very important and [i]this[/i],"[/color] he squeezed Lucien's hand as he uttered the last word,[color=a36209] "Is very, [i]very [/i]important to me."[/color] Her paused for a beat, meeting Aurel's gaze, and added, [color=a36209]"And Lucien is right. Life in a cage...that's no life at all. We only want you to be happy, so if there is anything we can do to make that happen, you just ask us, okay?"[/color]