[center] She knew Ryanair had a bit of pent up emotion, but Clara hadn’t exactly been anticipating for all of it to come out at once. She’d felt herself almost taking in a breath for him after his onslaught of sudden words. She’d blinked in surprise, her brows rising in response before she’d even dared to look towards Kieran whom seemed just as shocked. Of course he was entirely unaware of the ongoings of the past weeks - how could he have known? Everyone simply skirted around it - allowed him to continue to be oblivious to what he was doing and what was going on. At the end of the day, she wasn’t entirely sure if that was a good thing or not. She supposed both her and Ryanair were about to figure that out.

Clara had quickly downed the rest of her wine in response and had almost braced herself for Kieran to lash out. But Ryanair had her distracted yet again. Once more the male surprised her as he suddenly rose to grab a bottle of wine and fill her glass. She’d raised a brow, wondering idly if this was a quick distraction to keep him away from Kieran, not to mention, it kept him closer to her. Still, Clara had nodded in return and murmured a quiet thanks before the sudden chill of the room had her focused. 

It left her unsettled - the sudden burst of energy in the room. Whether it was to keep Kieran protected or not, she was unsure. If it was, indeed, to stop him from lashing out - perhaps that was his intention all along. 

She’d looked back to Kieran and took a step forward in front of Ryanair. “Now, I know this must seem... alarming -- but you really did need to know.” Clara reminded him, her tone almost chiding; mature. She was willing to keep him in line if she had to -- although, there still was a part of her who doubted herself. He was her sire after all, and as such, he did have a bit of control over her whether she’d liked to admit it or not. Their bond was weak - almost non-existent, but Kieran had displayed more times than not that he knew it still was there and he could use it. [/center]  [@Arista]