[ Their eyes hold, glance sharp and level; he wants to, but can't look away first. ]
Perhaps she is. I've not seen her in long.
[ Might not yet see her ever again, but his sister - yes, his sister is here. He opens his mouth - closes it - opens it again, fish on shore, then: ]
...Lucrezia. Listen to me.
[ And it's such strain to tame your voice to honesty, even when sincere. ]
I am... in many ways the man you do not wish me to be. And that man sometimes peers. And when you see him, do not ask. Is that... no, it is a high request, but I must make it. Do not ask. For your sake and mine own.
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Perhaps she is. I've not seen her in long.
[ Might not yet see her ever again, but his sister - yes, his sister is here. He opens his mouth - closes it - opens it again, fish on shore, then: ]
...Lucrezia. Listen to me.
[ And it's such strain to tame your voice to honesty, even when sincere. ]
I am... in many ways the man you do not wish me to be. And that man sometimes peers. And when you see him, do not ask. Is that... no, it is a high request, but I must make it. Do not ask. For your sake and mine own.