I've had very close companions and lovers of both sexes. No, it's nothing like that.

My charge, since I went down into Egypt at the god of the grove's command, had been to protect my...goddess and her consort. They were not entirely conscious, and others were taking advantage of them, trying to kill them. I spirited them away from Egypt and became their guardian for a very long time.

Both are dead now, their power passed on into others. She woke, maddened, and killed her consort. She threatened to kill so many. [Marius sighs sadly. He still has a hard time reconciling the Akasha who cruelly slaughtered so many blood drinkers with the goddess who protected him for so long.]