"I appreciate that. I am hoping that I will avoid the worst of it but I have already prepared myself for whatever will come next. I am certain that my hypothesis is correct so this is just something I will have to accept about life." That he was gay and some people may not like it but that was fine, not everyone would hate him for it and he just had to pick the people he wanted to surround himself with and remove those who he didn't like.

At least he picked the right person to test with. Victor was open, pleasant and didn't seem to want more than Lucius wanted to give. He also didn't seem repulsed by what he was giving either.

"Perhaps you could ask Roman to go easy on Edward and Oswald. They are quite terrified of him."