"All relationships change with time. It is the beauty of two people being together." He smiled fondly as he spoke though. Even now he still treasured this man and it was clear how much he loved him. Were one to ask him he would say that he was another part of his very soul. It was no wonder really that living had been so hard for him when Hephaestion had suddenly died.

Noting a piece of his had been taken, he took a moment to study the board before making a very daring move to one side. Something that likely looked like a terrible risk for a beginner but he had something he wanted to try here. It was risky but what was life without a little risk in it?

"Our roles never mattered to us. We were always Hephaestion and Alexander."