Oh. So it was quite serious. He had to wonder if this creature was mortal. If he was then this was a relationship doomed to tragedy. Of that he was very certain. Which he imagined would cause Laurent to fall apart when he lost him if he was truly his very reason for being.

"And where is your Elyas then? If he's so unique in your life perhaps I should know him."

Not that he and Laurent were close at all but that wasn't the point.