That's untrue. [ immediate and certain. ] You can't help it. You'll be drawn to him because he and I are two of a kind, and yet singular for it. Now what you do with that draw is entirely up to you, despite what I chose.

[ narrow shoulders relax faintly, his usual smile softening, though the emotion behind it is obscure and unreadable. ]

We were, after all, promised choice. Despite occasional evidence to the contrary.

[ his expression becomes even more opaque, if possible; blandly pleasant. ] Not being dead yet, I'm afraid I have no idea. [ that's probably a bald-faced lie. he's the wisest man in the world-- he doesn't know yet, but he certainly has guesses. still, it's clear that he's done with the topic, at least for the moment. ]