[ Dimitri is terribly sweet. For an instant, Yuri wonders how he'll survive, but— ]

My mother named me Regulus. A little ostentatious for a commoner, but I'm sure she put care into choosing it.

[ She'd named him for the brightest star in a constellation visible during the month of his birth. Its ancient name, of course. ]

I've not told many people that.

[ Because he wants people who know that very real part of him to remain a part of his life. Wants to be sure of it. He doesn't know how long he may have with Dimitri, but still, he wanted him to hear it. ]