Remus listened to those words, he knew that Sirius meant them, he could feel it but Sirius didn't know what those scars really meant. If he really knew that Remus was a werewolf would he still think those scars were badges of honour?
He looked into the eyes of his friend, a boy he had had a crush on for years now and wondered if he was brave enough to tell the truth, for now he was not. "You really do have a way with words." He said with a warm and loving smile, then whispered "you are prettier."