Everyone is an ignorant fool. Who needs love when they can have power? Love isn’t necessary when you can have an equal who will have the same desires as one. He does not love you; he’ll die before he ever does such a thing again. He doesn’t bother saying goodbye to Livia when he sees you from across. He grabs two glasses from a waiter and then offers one to you.

“You took longer than expected.” He said in his usual distant tone, offering you the glass.