He gave his wife a semi-mocking bow from his sofa, before settling back. "And you thought I didn't have any restraint. I told you, the playboy is a mask. And I think she will respond better to something more organic than 'fuck everything' god-dragon. Besides, as much as she wanted to get fucked, she has a stronger desire to know and understand, I think. That might change later, but for now, I can use that to do as much damage to our opponents without damaging ourselves.<br/><br/>Two millennia wandering without my backups taught me many things. Discretion, restraint, and patience may have been the most valuable of those."<br/><br/>His mind, however, reached out for Barid, waiting for his oath-brother to respond before actually sending anything.<em>Ama is curious as to the exact circumstances of our first meeting. What she knows will eventually be public knowledge, so how much do you want her to know about that first life?</em>