He gave her a raised eyebrow, before looking down at himself, naked under the covers, before refusing the gem. "No, I was hoping you would talk with Amelia. Me doing that, like this, well, she might get horrifically scandalized. Plus, Gods only know what stories she would tell the Winter Court if we did."<br/><br/>He suddenly frowned, as he remembered something. "The surviving mage screamed something about 'understanding...' was it a or the? 'Grand Design.' Well, he screamed it right before trying to fireball me to death. Sadly, for him, I appear to be fire proof now."