"It's not that I'm opposed to the library," Justin said. "And I can't say I enjoy the idea of packing up books and parchment and everything else to go sit in the greenhouses. But I see your point." The revelation that Alexander was gay was not exactly shocking, and Justin took it in stride.
"My sexuality was something of an...afterthought in my little spat with Mother. I might have only told her to hurt her, as I knew she wouldn't approve, and again, I think that's putting it mildly." Justin thought it had been the right thing to say at the time, but he was also angry and hurt. What did it really mean for his future with the family, if he even had one? To distract himself from those sorts of musings, he instead asked: "What is the career that you've - rather maturely, I might add - decided takes precedence over your love life?"