"I suppose it's a good thing you feel that way given so much of the time you can see me will be under moonlight." He was quiet a moment, thinking about that. "Which does make me realize that eventually, whether we get back to Taxon or not, I should take you on a date," he said, ducking his head a bit shyly.

Josef could threaten and kill and run a business with a soft voice and a deadly look but this was new ground for him.

"All in the name of making the most of the time we have," he noted.