"I've... come to see that I should try to be less imposing on you," Hannibal replied sounding very mild and perhaps even apologetic. "I want you to have what you want. I can plainly see that you want the fae, and I thought sharing was something you wanted to try out. But I can also imagine you would enjoy him more freely without me."

He took Alcuin's hand. "I mean it, my love. Tonight you will have what you want."