[He smiles, pleased by this compliment. There are none that could please him better. For a moment, he is selfishly glad that Hephaestion is not present, but the moment passes.] Then I am proud, to have that great honor.

Not very long, Iskandar. It is all strange to me, nothing like home. I have been watching and listening and learning. There has been no one here I know, not until now. I have been trying to discover how things work. Like this device--

[He pulls out his pocketwatch.]

That they call a watch, which shows pictures and speaks with voices.

[As far as Bagoas knows, this is normal for all watches.]