[center] As soon as Kieran spoke, Clara had cleared her throat and nearly scoffed into her glass that she quickly raised back to her lips to silence herself. It wasn’t that far-fetched. Clearly in his past when he’d slipped from his own control, he’d made the mistake of changing her and then left her so very quickly that night. Although this was very, very different, it wasn’t as if he wasn’t capable. Still, her eyes closed to keep from catching his own gaze. She’d not exactly meant to make a sound - it was something she just couldn’t help even though it was hardly the time. So, she’d taken to taking another long sip of her wine which was a pleasant distraction from the two. She needed to keep her wits about her, however, so after she’d finished, she’d placed the glass atop the dresser she’d been lingering by before she’d leaned against it. 

Clara still kept close enough to Ryanair and could see the exhaustion on his features. She could imagine - it must have felt like a weight had lifted once he’d gotten it all out - as if it all had been a giant secret. It had been the enormous elephant in the room that no one chose to address, but it was necessary. At least then, if Kieran could fight whatever control this thing had over him, he might be able to try and fight against it. At least, that’s what she hoped. 

“Ultimately-” Clara began as she crossed both arms against her chest again. She’d looked from Ryanair to Kieran carefully who seemed sincerely shocked at what had occurred without his knowledge. “You need to know so we can hope to prevent this from happening again. Not to mention, now you at least know why Ryanair’s been acting the way he has.” She shrugged slightly in response. Her words were quiet, trying to offer a bit of a buffer between the two males. 

She’d still been cautious, unwilling to let her guard down. Kieran had not lashed out, rather, simply seemed shocked and in disbelief over what had happened. The evidence was all there, as Ryanair had so angrily displayed, so there really was no further argument. He simply had to accept it and move on. At least, that was what she hoped he would do. [/center][@Arista]