David considered Marcus's words as he sipped the juice he obtained with his food.  The coffee he let cool some beside him as he ate.  He supposed that he shouldn't have been surprised by the question.  After all, there had to have been a reason he had volunteered for this.  It was an unusual setup, isolated in a castle with others for near to six months.  It wasn't a normal thing to do.  Of course, neither was a poly relationship.<br/><br/>He set the glass of apple juice down and glanced first at Marcus.  As he spoke, he turned his glance to each of those gathered.<br/><br/>"Well, I have to admit that this is probably the first time I've actively attempted to form any sort of poly relationship.  It's something I recently thought that could have strong appeal to me."<br/><br/>He paused as he considered what to say.  No need to actually hide anything though.  That wasn't the point here.<br/><br/>"I've been involved in the Dom and sub scene for some years now, on the Dom side.  One of my exes exposed me to it and I took to it pretty handily."  He smiled softly, though there was a slight hint of something controlled in the smile.<br/><br/>"However, due to my family background, I never stood for cheating or lying.  And I kept running into people who wouldn't be completely honest about their desires.  A great many of them would want multiple partners, just maybe not at the same time.  But most of them would hide that attraction and cheat before they made the leap to another."  Something in the way he spoke hinted at more to this particular story, though David didn't elaborate.<br/><br/>"I tried to be honest and was a great many times.  Not too many of my former partners would appreciate it, however.  Far too many took it as proof I didn't love them or want them, which was pretty damn far from the truth."<br/><br/>He sipped his drink to moisten his mouth, the continued.  "When I came to England to play for a season, I looked into the local BDSM scene.  At the same time, I started discovering what exactly a polyamorous lifestyle entailed.  It appealed to me, a great deal.  The thought of being surrounded by love, both toward others and toward me, was very enticing."<br/><br/>David's eyes took on a slightly unfocused look as he seemed to consider something in his mind, some mental image.  After a few moments, he blinked and looked back around at the group, continuing.<br/><br/>"So, I started looking into exploring it.  Nothing really came of it, until I, on a whim, applied for this admittedly unusual experiment, which luckily enough fell outside the time of my playing contract."<br/><br/>He glanced back around the entire group, feeling their eyes on him, examining him and weighing his words.  Well, it was all true, it was up to them to react to his story in their own way.  "So, long story short, I basically took a chance and through dumb luck, got that chance.  I don't know exactly how it works and what it entails, but...I'm pretty open to it."