He gave her an amused stare, before outright laughing at her question and giving her an arch look. "The same way I manage with a centauress. Experimentation, a bit of awkwardness, and some failure. Of course, she keeps coming back too, so perhaps I am not doing that badly."<br/><br/>Still, her shock at learning he was intimate with a centauress was amusing, but the centaur from that one mission where he had made Sapphire was quite sweet and compliant. Of course, she was also spying for someone, but it was easier to keep an eye on her than finding who replaced her.<br/><br/>The next day, he got Josh to the forge before dawn, mentioning he would be back to pick Josh up once the Opera was done. He then headed back, having woken earlier than normal to get his daily exercises in, so he took a quick bath, and then changed into his formal dress. It resembled the dress blues back home, but was far more comfortable and relaxed fitting, though it still cut quite the figure with his sergeant stripes, the various ribbons and his two medals, a purple heart and the medal of honor. Deep blue silks, with golden buttons, though he had added a touch of silver trim along the cuffs. A pale bluish-white shirt with a simple tie completed the outfit, and he admired himself in the mirror, tugging the outfit into place, knowing he would look quite well. Clearly formal, and just as clearly a uniform though no one would know which service or nation. Once he was dressed, he headed over to Sapphire's door, and knocked twice. "Ready to go scandalize the dwarves?"