"Oh, I always have fun when Étienne's about. And I like to see him loved," Claudius says, smile turning tender. "Know thou, books and musical entertainments aside, I think he's rather used to being a side character in his own life. Full of fine figures of speech and incisive observations for everyone else, but few for himself. Even fewer flattering. He deserves the focus and full-hearted adoration thou hast for him."