Billy smiled at the troll’s use of Japanese. He seemed to relish Peter’s clumsy attempts to get through life, but Peter didn’t mind
because Billy’s amusement never showed the least trace of mockery. Billy, who
Peter admired more than ever, had grown even more handsome with the passing 
years. Peter envied him the many women, beautiful women, who often shared his 
bed. On several occasions Billy had tried to set Peter up, but Peter had always 
refused. He didn’t say it aloud, but his thought was, "Not in this body. Not
until I’m human."