"You are a frighteningly powerful foreign diplomat," Cir points out. "There might have been more raised eyebrows if you were just some guy who found a few million riaxi in a cave."

"...fair. I also don't really want to have a diplomatic reputation for - having extremely questionable character but who would call me on it when I can mention casually that wars where I'm from destroy worlds?"

"I'm not sure what to do about that part. I can't really help, I'm not an unbiased source of information on you unless somebody kidnaps a member of my family to make it even."

"I know. Sorry. - would that in fact extend as far as the 'gets off on beating people up' thing, can your family assume you'd say if you were being outright abused -"

"Ruviri would know."

"But you wouldn't say?"

"It might depend, I don't know, nobody's ever beaten me up before, but even if I couldn't she'd know."

"All right. I will worry about my diplomatic reputation later, it looks like what I actually do won't have much to do with it. What will make you happy?"

Snuggle. "I could start listing my hobbies but I think I have a very multiversally unrefined palate. I want to try things. And kiss you whenever you're in a mood where it'll be more nice than weird."

"I would like that. By all means try things - do you want a fairy bodyguard so you can go places without worrying anyone'll touch you -"

"Maybe? I'm not totally clear on what the deal is with fairies."

" - this is a secret from your world for the time being, because we are unsure how it interacts with mages. It is possible to summon daeva - magical beings - from their respective worlds to yours, under a binding that keeps them from killing everyone. Then you make a deal with them for their help with something. People who summon daeva become daeva when they die, except Elves because we can't die. Fairies can move things. Angels can change things. Demons can make things."

"...do they normally want to kill everyone. I don't want to be followed around by somebody who wants to kill everyone."

"They're like humans. Some are nice, some are self-interested, occasionally you get one who is kind of terrible. But they're all indestructible, and used to everyone around them being indestructible, so they might do things like poison a whole area not realizing that poison kills people. And with demons, ones you summon are disproportionately looking to cause trouble. I'd have no problem finding you a fairy who wants to have a new stereo set or something instead of wanting to kill anyone."

"What's a stereo set?"

"Plays music."

"Cool!"

"If you like music you should go outside, we're usually out there singing. Or I could sing you something."

"I would love you to sing me something."

"Oh good. It's a good idea anyway - it'll clear my head -" 

And he sings. Something sweet and happy and inane about visiting a meadow you'd played in as a child.

Cir snuggles up and smiles.

Snuggle. Singing.

And that nice warm adoring feeling.

Yes, it's very nice and warm and magical. He can see why people would spend so much even to get it from a coerced child who doesn't remember his name anymore.

Is that necklace in progress?

Shot Cam a message asking for the notes. 

He is lying in bed staring at the ceiling. His boyfriend is watching him worriedly.