They were all good suggestions, really. Ivona knew his strengths and weaknesses well, after all, and there were parts of him that would enjoy all those things.

Teach what, though, was the question. A question for later, at least.

"Finance strikes me as an idea that would get me quickly murdered," he said dryly. "Mrs. Fox is very possessive of her department, I think."

He took another drink and sighed. "The problem," he said, "is I always wanted to be King."