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He looked at her for while as he spoke, her eyes seemingly fixed on the stars and the stars only. She looked like she was remembering someone or something. They held meaning to her at least. They didn't to Aaron. Not anymore. Many things he used to be fascinated by didn't hold the same meaning they used to. It wore off after almost a century. Maybe Emma could revive them within him.
When he was younger - before he was turned - Aaron used to ride under the stars in the night. He loved the cold wind through his hair and the calming light the moon gave him. Little did he know that he would never see the sun again, and oh how he wished he could remember how it felt to have the warmth of it spread over your skin.

Aaron looked away for a second. His father had held the title, but Aaron didn't want to be anything like his father. Never. He'd rather die first. His was the only life he didn't regret taking on that ship so many years ago now.
"For the life of me I don't see how I strike you as a lord, Emma." he said and turned his head towards her, still holding his hands folded over his chest. "Yes I had many opportunities as a child. And it was a good thing. We lived mostly in Paris as I have told you earlier." he sighed and closed his eyes for a moment. He could almost feel the warmth that came from her body, and see the pulse on her neck. Aaron swallowed once and then continued.
"I had many friends as a child as well, some brief, and some for a longer time. It wasn't as lonely as I may have lead you to believe."

Aaron looked up again and at the stars. He tried to recall what he used to feel when he looked at them, but all memories seemed to evade him. Even her question about siblings brought doubt to his mind. Only for a brief moment though. Aaron never had any siblings. Not a brother or sister. He would have liked it though. "Travelling is good for the human soul." he said, again excluding himself. He wasn't human anymore. The stars only seemed to burn into his dark eyes and linger there for the time, as if they reignited the spark within. Or at least, Aaron wished so.
"I have no siblings. No family left whatsoever, or that is to say, none that I know of." he paused and smiled. "Brothers or sisters, I think neither could have taken away the attention you enjoy so effortlessly."