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Vale of the White Horse
Topic Started: 5 Jan 2010, 13:03 (19,305 Views)
Sonja
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'If I might give you a little tip, Essylt, it's harder to stay unnoticed if you don't socialize at all than when you at least invite one of your neighbours over for dinner once in a while,' Rufus said gravely. 'Your bodyguard understands that a little better, I imagine. I've seen him talk with a couple other men on various occassions.'
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Marieke
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Ah, so there it was. Essylt felt like they had suddenly stepped into a shadow; she should tread carefully now. ‘Perhaps you’re right…’ She allowed a silence to fall. ‘Maybe my bodyguard is less scared that his face will be recognized, or that he will be send home where he could wreak disaster upon his only living family.’
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Sonja
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'Two Lakes is quite a ways from here. Why are you so afraid that someone will recognize you, so far from home? Apart from me, of course,' he added with a smile, 'but that was quite the coincidence. Besides, I have sent the message you asked me to send, so you don't have to worry about your father's men looking for you.'
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Marieke
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She smiled bitterly. ‘Irrational fear, perhaps. And I didn’t want you to find me either, really.’
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Sonja
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'If I tell you that I'll personally make sure no one sends you back home, will that ease your mind?' Rufus asked with a smile.
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Marieke
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‘Maybe.’ He was powerful enough to ensure her that much. Essylt hardly doubted it. ‘Explain me your interest in me. I can’t quite understand at all.’
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Sonja
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'You can't? And I thought I was being as transparent as one could be.' His smile widened. 'I'm trying to win you for me, of course.'
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Marieke
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‘No….Yes. I’m aware of that.’ Her face was flushing red, despite the cold that she felt. ‘What I can’t understand is why. Even if you – you want me,’ she tried not to look at him, ‘circumstances have not improved. I’m a chieftain’s daughter, that is true. But I don’t think my hand in marriage would be worth much from hereon.’
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Sonja
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She had a point, if he'd been talking about marriage. He hadn't, but she didn't necessarily need to know that. It was delightful to see her turn red like that, though. 'Personally, I care very little for things like that,' he answered airily. 'You're a lovely young woman, with a very fine conversation. The only downside is your friend Morcant; he made it very clear he'd have my head if I tried anything. So I think I will have to satisy myself with just your friendship.'
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Marieke
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'How did you learn his name?' She had been very careful not to mention it.
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Sonja
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'There is very little going on in this settlement I don't know about,' he said. 'It's what being a Tribune of the People is all about.'
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Marieke
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She was rather sure that he had not throwing his own name about on the market. 'Well, you sure seem to be on top of everything. And yes, he does not want me to see you at all; kissing you will be a step too far. In light of what happened between us, I think I owe him that.'
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Sonja
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'That's very clear,' he murmured. 'Like I said, I shall satisfy myself with your conversation and your friendship.' At least until after he'd found a way to get rid of that bothersome man. It was starting to get just a little repetitive; he was hardly rid of Rhywallon before another overly protective man foiled his plans. A good thing the settlement was chokefull of other, more willing girls. He was not so easily put off, however. Unlike Rhywallon, Morcant seemed like the sort of man - young, foolhardy - he could handle if it would come to a fight.
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Marieke
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'It was te truth, just like you wanted,' she said quietly. 'I have another question, if you don't mind.' But she wouldn't wait for him to give his consent. 'You said love defies danger.'
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Sonja
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'Yes, those were my words. Why?'
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Marieke
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She thought of Morcant. He did not care about this man at all; she had seen it in his distorted face on the hill. Killing him was the only thing on his mind, not the danger that a tribune from Rome could bring him. And he’d dropped his mission to dash to her side after she’d sent the owl his way. He held her when her nightmares threatened to rip her apart and her hands…he had taken them. He said he did not fear them. ‘They seemed very big words, given the circumstances,’ she said with some effort.
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Sonja
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'I merely answered the question you asked me,' he said with a bit of a shrug. 'If they seem big words to you - well, I can't help that.'
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Marieke
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But had he meant that he loved her? His affections were clear, as were the effort to win her for him, as he had put it. Yet Essylt had seen nothing but calculated admiration in his eyes; they held nothing of the burning sincerity that she sometimes caught in Morcant’s gaze, nor the tenderness. ‘It does flatter me,’ she tried. It was not quite a lie, after all.
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Sonja
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Of course it did. He'd had so much practice in flattering it would be a serious dent in his ego if she'd told him it didn't affect her at all. Though if she had, he'd have thought she'd be lying. 'I'm glad,' he then said, smiling. 'I live but to serve, and to make your new life a little easier for you.'
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Marieke
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'You must be a humble man.' Essylt couldn't hide the mild scorn in her voice.
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Sonja
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'The humblest of the humble, yes.' Rufus laughed softly. 'Actually, I'll be honest with you. I'm not humble at all, but I'm not lying either when I say that I would really like to make your life a little easier. Believe it or not; I know what it's like to be far from home and hearth,' he added gravely.
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Marieke
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Essylt halted in her walk and tried to get an honest look at his face. ‘Rome is far away,’ she agreed. ‘I don’t really know where it is but…’ It couldn’t be close to Gwynedd or Caledonia, nor in the vicinity of the land called Erin.
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Sonja
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'Two months of travelling,' he said. 'Taking everything into account. It takes longer in the winter.'
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Marieke
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There seemed to be no trace of mockery in his face now. ‘And are you lonely?’
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Sonja
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'Oh yes, very lonely. But it's not always a bad thing. Rome is a big city, with a lot of hustle. I like the tranquility here.' The thing he missed most though, was playing politics on the level it was played in the city. It was just too much fun to mess with the senate by using his veto.
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Marieke
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Perhaps that was the reason that he was trying so hard to win her affections. It surprised her that he spoke so lightly of it, as though it really didn’t matter whether a man was lonely or not. ‘I don’t think I could live in Rome, then.’
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Sonja
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'And you shouldn't. Rare flowers bloom the prettiest where they've originated.' Rufus put his hand lightly on Essylt's shoulder.
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Marieke
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‘Or where they belong, maybe?’ she muttered, thinking about the strange attraction that the white horse had on her. Sometimes she dreamt about it; not the real dreams, that disturbed her so much, but ordinary images of the white chalk lines.
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Sonja
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'Indeed.' He squeezed her shoulder lightly, then let go and looked at the sky. 'It's getting a little late, perhaps I should take you back, before your friend decides I have kidnapped you.'
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Marieke
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‘I don’t think he can complain if he thinks that,’ she said with a smile. It was easy to smile when she thought of Morcant’s expression should he hear this.
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