Ramon's mind has been made up since the second he had the idea. The only part that bothers him about the plan is the fact that he won't be able to tell Random about it. Not yet. Maybe never, though the idea of keeping such a thing secret for the rest of his life is something that grates, just a little. But he can't risk Random talking him out of it and anyway, it'll hurt him that he's contemplating it at all. And Ramon doesn't want to hurt him.

It's this though, that prompts him to dig out the book that his lover got them at Christmas. He'd brought it from Haven when they'd come to spend time in Portugal - Ramon didn't want to risk Arithon or Bianca finding it. And it's useful, now, to be able to have it close and strategically leave it around for Random to find. Opened on to the relevant page, of course.

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