"Max seems the type of guy who has enough love for many partners." César states warmly, believing it completely. "Would've thought Valdis was a single partner woman, but I would've assumed the same about myself. Congratulations."

"Exactly." César's smile fades a little, then. "I had to work under people that were trying to take over the world, amongst other things, in order to prevent it from happening. By myself until nearly the end. I had to completely hide who I was in order to do so, and the only way I knew how to do that was to bury myself in my work."