Nasir recognized the spark in Carlos's eyes but the flames soon turned to embers.

"We are in agreement on this. I shall search for favorable company." Nasir took his cup of coffee in his hand and finished drinking it first. "Perhaps you will find your own and someone new you can feign affection for." He did not know if that rumor was true but after this conversation, he could more readily believe it.

He stood so he could leave.