[being swept up in the wake of someone with a forceful personality... that takes him back, doesn't it?

at least, now, this man-- another god apparently, shalem wonders if he's compared notes with zagreus yet-- isn't interested in hurting him, just bossing him around. perhaps he could even toss his hair to complete the similarities of an imperious heiress from somewhere like victoria or leithania...]

I do enjoy music, indeed. [shalem answers grumpiness with a cheery smile as he takes the card.] I grew up amongst actors, singers, artists... Watched from the backstage as they sang and danced to a story, the props they needed for their next scene in my hands.

[it's not even false.]