It would always bring a bit of surprise for Josef to realize how much he felt changed around Bagoas. Calmer than the hedge fund manager that had to make the next deal. Younger than a man of his age. And human. He’d never sought it out in all those hundreds of years but with Bagoas he enjoyed the sensation. More than that, he reveled in it.



“That’s a tough question to answer,” he admitted. “I rarely listen to music for pleasure. I attend to the theater, as well as opera, but that is for the image as much as entertainment. What do you enjoy?”