Convenience, mostly. She needed a contract when I did, and I got to keep the house by signing with her. Well, it's in her name right now, but once she knows you're back, she'll give it over when you take me back.

[Aha, another thing to mention. This one much more exciting. He grins as he tugs Dorian to him for a kiss.]

Three months, unless you make it permanent. Which we'll be doing, by the way. We did it last time, the first night I arrived. [He lifts his left hand to waggle his fingers and show off the ring Dorian got him on his last visit to Duplicity.] It's almost like getting married to the natives here, so of course I got a ring from you for it. It's not a proper wedding band, though, so I still demand something new to match whatever you choose for yourself now that we are getting married.

[Welcome back to Duplicity, Dorian! Hope you were ready for your soulmate's ecstatic rambling, because that train has now started and is never going to stop as long as you're here.]