"Hm. But a judge can be an emperor of his chambers and the law in his own right and mind," Piper said conversationally.
"You would take it slow, of course. You have to walk before you can waltz, after all. You would start of slow so as not to completely over-excite things and to discover if you had the patience or desire to learn more. If you did not have the want, there would be no problem." He smiled and leaned closer, softly saying, "I could teach you if you wanted, though obviously not here.
"And I'm sure we could arrange something," he said. His brain darted around, trying to think of ways to arrange such a thing. He nodded confidently, even though he couldn't be sure the few ideas dancing around in his head would even work. He raised his wine glass in his free hand and said, "To a new friendship."