"My other half, so to say. He is my co-leader of Bregan D'aerthe and my traveling companion and frequent bedmate besides." So yes, he is talking of a boyfriend.

"One in which I have time to prepare and outwit my opponents," he answers readily. "Or do you mean which weapons do I prefer? A rapier, wielded in the duelist's style, is my preferred blade in melee, or if we are talking as to ranged combat, throwing knives."