Faolan took a sharp intake of breath and clicked his tongue in mock disappointment. [color=a36209]"Mmm, I'll give you about seventy-percent."[/color] He then pulled from the bag another paper-wrapped bundle, from which the smell of Roast Beef was issuing, and folded paper bag. He unfolded the last parcel and withdrew a large yellow bread roll from its confines, holding it up to Aurel as he spoke and shaking it to tease him. [color=a36209]"Its potato [i]bread[/i], for sandwiches."[/color]

Illyana watched Faolan's interaction with Lucien and Aurel closely. She could tell by the way that they spoke to one another that they were all very close...family, like Lucien had mentioned before. It was strange to imagine the three men all living together like that. Who did the cooking and cleaning and looked after Aurel? Although he was a teenager, he still wasn't a fully grown adult. Which one of them worked, and which stayed home? Did they trade off? It was strange to imagine...but then again, if they lived on a bus, there was nothing about their lives that was traditional.

As she watched Aurel peek over the passenger seat, she saw something bundled in his lap. It was...moving? A snake?

Her eyes widened, but in wonder, not in fear. She addressed her next question directly to Aurel as she looked over the arm of the bench, trying to get a better look at the creature in his lap. It appeared that she had completely missed Lucien's statement and the mention of food.

[color=598527]"Is that [i]vipera aspis[/i]? A European Asp? They're not native to the United States...how did you get it?"[/color] She turned herself on the bench so that she could see better, but her arms and legs shook with the effort of it. Despite her interest, she was still extremely weak, and the adrenaline from the lie she had told was beginning to wear off. She didn't seem to mind her hunger or her thirst, however, and was more concerned with the serpent on board.