Claudius lets him, cozies up to him and holds him near -- it feels as natural as any courtly flirtation, only a little more daring because they're in a place where propriety doesn't matter. Neither does gender. He's going to file that away, if Shen Qingqiu and he ever return to their discussion about the predominance of bisexuality. "You'll find there's few things the mansion won't provide for, if you know where to look," he says, in confidential tones. "But there's a limit, without the imagination of new company. I'm quite glad to be in your company."