Neither of them seemed to have noticed his offer, which he supposed was a good thing. He didn't want to suffer through what Sebastian had a moment ago.  He knew he wouldn't have been able to handle it as well as the other man did.  That strength made Ayaan admire Sebastian all the more.   And, on the other hand, he was used to being invisible, so he wasn't bothered by the fact that he was now.   Ayaan rested his hands on his knees as he sat on his heels.  Momentarily rejected by the lady.<br/><br/>Learning magic was out of his reach. He had tried to do the things Lydia could do. He tried her meditations and what all of her teachers had taught her to do.  He was right there with her for each and every lesson, but he could not<i>do </i>any magic.   He had learned a great deal of what it was suppose to do and how to center oneself to do it, but that didn't matter. Ayaan wasn't build for the doing.<br/><br/>He pictured the rope as Sebastian had stated. Mostly, just to center himself and get his mind off filthy things.   He opened his eyes again, sparing her a glance, when she spoke of holding her hand.  Ayaan did not hesitate as he reached out and laced his fingers with hers.  The young man held her hand gently and he spoke softly, "Of course, My lady.  Anything you desire."  His gaze fell to his lap for he felt awkward saying this in front of Sebastian.<br/><br/>Why did he feel awkward?  That he did not know.