<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#99ffcc">Alexi blushed deeper at the insinuation of his preferences, but reassured by how quickly Lucian had rejected his friend’s offer. From the man’s reaction, apparently this was something the two had done before, but definitely something Alexi would not have been comfortable with.</span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#4dffa6"> “We would have never taken an offer of Apprenticeship that required us to be separated.”</span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#99ffcc"> he added, mainly speaking to his former professor.</span><br/><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#bfbfbf">Gnielx nodded vigorously. </span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#808080">“Of course, of course. Nothing wrong with new things. When i was young I dated a Minotaur… quite the lady she was….”</span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#bfbfbf"> he caught sight of someone else, going to walk off before turning back. </span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#808080">“Nelly, Tessa’s not coming tonight is she? Might want to keep her away from this one… bad blood.”</span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#bfbfbf"> he gestured with the cane that he carried purely for show towards Alexi, before wandering off and loudly greeting someone else in his boisterous manner.</span>