Faolan nods slightly. He is no great fan of vampires, as he's sure that Lancelot knows all too well. But at the same time, he doesn't suppose that a permanent alliance against the vampires would work in their favor necessarily either. He doesn't want to back himself into a corner, not with his people, and not together with Sylvia Redbright.

"Protecting her students from what, though?" he inquires. "We will have to both agree on who the threat is coming from, otherwise what good is our protection for them. But perhaps we could get away with making it broader terms? To protect them from supernatural threat in general?" He raises an eyebrow at Lancelot, as if to question whether even the idea of it sounds far-fetched or not.