"I think," Raine said, with great delicacy, "that we can manage on our own." She was absolutely not talking about the intimate details of her relationship with this man. There was, in fact, no one she would like to talk about that with save perhaps Solomon himself.

She appreciated the breathing space, truly. Raine took a moment to look him over again, extended her hand in a slightly more formal gesture of greeting. "I'm Raine Sage; I'm a healer, primarily. Your quest to find Anton a suitable partner, I take it? Has that also lasted centuries?"