Oh, absolutely not. [ kaveh says in a rush, just as the red of his cheeks catch up to him again, and once again he finds himself burning in the night.

their steps take them to the heels of the planetarium. stretched up into the night sky is a wall - on the other side of the wall is a door. there's the beginnings of a dome peeking out just from this vantage as kaveh leads them to the back entrance where a pylon's propped the door open just enough for them to slip in.

warmth, and light. kaveh shakes his head. ] No, just saying this much took everything out of me. And if this ever gets back to Alhaitham, I'll never have a moment's peace in my life for as long as I live. No, this must stay between you, and me, Altria. Especially the bit about devotion.

A secret, alright? We've a secret between us. How are you with keeping those?