[ He almost has an out of body experience as he watches her suck the gooey treat off her thumb, setting aside his drink so he can lie down on his side a bit more comfortably and enjoy the view of Aphrodite above. He reaches out curled knuckles and brushes them down her side, skirting through her long hair. ]

No, I wasn't for a long time. She saved me from my first patron, a leviathan, and I promised to protect the wild lands and oceans in her name. An Oath of the Open Sea.

[ An oath which means he has to fight or destroy the Augur on principle, or at least lessen their control over everyone. ]