"Well... there are other ways to get close to the Caesars without ever being Caesar. Besides, I don't want to be in charge. Look at mom. She never became ruler... but there are those who say she could have been." He smirked. Well, maybe there were, maybe there weren't... he was kind of making that part up. "I just want to be the best. Have everyone come and ask me for help."
He chuckled a little. Let Amara depend on her looks to get what she wanted. He would depend on himself, and himself only. But maybe... just maybe he could use Amara as a first step to getting closer. And that would be interesting.
So much for childhood.