"It's fine..Talking about Octavia is one of the few joys in my life but, I am not so obtuse to ignore that it may not be the same for others. Especially if that pain is a recent one." He smiles a little before picking up his tea for a sip.

"I find, that cherishing every moment with my Via is worth more than all my powers and riches could ever amount to. I don't know what I would do if she were taken from me." He gently sets down his cup. "But, I do know that if someone were to do so, there would be no force in Heaven or Hell that would stop me from turning the universe back into the stardust it formed from."