[ Rafa's quiet for a moment, hesitating over his words. He steps a little closer to Alec, his expression less guarded than usual. It's not everyone he would have this conversation with. ]

I used to think…because of my own childhood, I could not countenance it. Shane asked, when we were younger, and the thought. Upset me, greatly.

[ He'd thought that it would stay that way. Rafa looks down. It might have been easier for him if it had stayed that way. ]

I had a vision? In Eudio, a vision of a possible future. I saw myself, with Nikolai, Hunter and Shane, and there were children. A girl and a boy between myself and Shane, and triplet boys between me and Hunter. The way I felt then was unexpected. It made me think, perhaps…I would like that. If that is my future, I think it may please me. I have never expected that.