It was a very sad thing to hear, especially when Trish had always possessed a home in some form or another. Whether it was his caution or the enormity of what had occurred it was probably for the best that they didn't speak too thoroughly on the subject. She wouldn't be able to understand, not the way Alain needed to.

"Well, I can't say I blame you with something like an 'army of Crimson' waiting." It wasn't said lightly. It felt, to her, as if a terrible weight came with that one word and that was always a feeling worth noting. "You're welcome to stay as long as you like Alain-sir, you're as foreign to this world as it is to you, but many work out a relationship rather quickly."

As with almost everything Trish had said there was almost an ulterior motive hiding in the comment, covered only by a thinly demure smile.