Derek wasn't sure if the question was intended to sting, but it did anyway. He finished his bite, swallowed, and took a drink of lemonade before answering.
"I'm sure of it," he replied, honestly, unhappily. What he didn't know was if it was simply nostalgia at this point, or something more. He pursed his lips before continuing. "But I'm not sure they can adjust to their situation as it is now, with Scott as a werewolf and Allison as a slave." He probably wouldn't have spoken so frankly to anyone else, but someone who had been raised like Alcuin had would understand. It wasn't that the situation was necessarily difficult, or even all that complicated. He'd loved Paige. Plenty of Masters and slaves fell in love. But could two people who had been in love become Master and slave?