“I did not realize what you were proposing, last night,” Cliopher said in a rush. “I rarely do. Conju and Rhodin have told me all the people they claimed were flirting with me, but I … I never see it.” There was a pause. Fitzroy forgot himself sufficiently to stare at him in astonishment. “You didn’t realize? I did everything bar—” He stopped, biting his lip. He was definitely blushing.