His sole issue toward the end was that he literally couldn't touch things without scalding or scorching them. That included women. The older he got, the worse this problem got too. Since Aithiar didn't possess any real callous or sadistic bent, his "fun" days were basically over because of it.

It certainly wasn't because he wasn't able to get himself "up" to the task anymore. The vigor of the males of the clan Hara'ataar was slightly on the preternatural side (not to mention the stuff of legend among many a wistful fela).

Heheh.