[That does brighten his mood a little bit. It'd...kill him a little, if Heather didn't want him to still try to make this work, she's so important to him.]

Okay, first I gotta own up to the Praetors that I slept through training yesterday and today. But uh. Come inside.

[And he leads her into the cabin, locking the door behind them and taking in a big sigh, blurting everything out quickly, a little panic in his eyes.]

I got bit. I'm a werewolf.