"I have no doubt you will be exceptional at it. But that is not a reason to do it. Not really." He swirls the drink in his glass and takes a casual sip.

"Does Ms. Fry know of your new oath?" The two of them together intrigue Cesare. He knows them both separately but cannot quite think of them as a couple. To be honest, he doesn't understand how that would work personality-wise. But then again, Cesare has always thought of Natasha as too closed off for any relationship at all.