Alphard couldn't help the way his lips pursed tightly together at the question, mind going back to his conversation with Walburga. Licking his lips after a moment, he nodded but said nothing more. There was so much to deal with outside of his own personal issues. He needed to make sure his family was alright, especially Sirius and Walburga. He had so many loose ends to tie up and the fact that this was weighing down upon him, something he had never intended to make known. Well, Alphard didn't know how to feel. "I'm afraid our conversation prior to this only went so well because she thought she had feelings for a muggleborn and without that ... it might be more difficult for her to accept." he admitted, not feeling too hungry at the moment. Instead, he took a sip of his tea to bide his time before speaking further.
"I'll find a way to work it out. I've been doing it for years now." he admitted with a slightly bitter smile. Oh, how he wished he came from a time like in the future. It seemed people didn't even bat an eye. Parvati's casual mention of her work friend just the night prior revealed as much. It was accepted, something Alphard still could not fathom. He was so accustomed to secrets kept away behind lock and key. You could fall in love, but it would never be seen in the same light as the love shared between a man and a woman. He would never marry, would never have his own children, would never know the bliss of being able to look to someone and know that they were his and he was theirs. And that the rest of the world knew as well. He wondered how the prejudices had changed, surely they were still there. You could be out in the open, but Alphard held little faith for complete acceptance. He had never known it in his entire life.
"But what of you?" he asked, moving past the track his mind was going down and focusing on Remus instead. "Sirius told me you have a" he paused a bit here, feeling a swell of nerves as he said "wife." Merlin, he had no idea that Remus married his great niece. He hoped she would not hate him for this. He hoped she would not hate Remus for it either. Remus was a good man and, if nothing else, Alphard was grateful for the opportunity to get to know him. He was not used to his secrets being out in the open, but the past couple of days had ensured that at least two people knew the one thing he kept so close to him. It was an odd feeling, one he knew little of what to do with. "I hope I did not upset things for you. It would be one of my biggest regrets should I have done anything to make trouble for you."