"I've only had one partner of any worth I chose." He stops scratching, instead leaning over to lick one of the wounds, before moving to straddle Reeve in a way that he can look him in the eye. "Son of one of the men my father wanted me to persuade. He tried very hard to make sure I had some fun and compassion whenever his father wasn't around.

"Which reminds me, what did Veld say she you told him about my father's side business with me?"