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( Lucius remained in respectful silence as the woman spoke -
a sense of solemnity could be perceived coming from her words ;
definitely , her clothing wasn't the kind the average citizen would wear.
But even then ,
cont.
( he lowered his head apologetically ,
a hand in his chest in sign of respect . )
Oh - ?
Sure , I wouldn't mind if it's okay with you , My Lady .
... actually , I haven't even introduced myself .
I am Lucius , I hail from Sanguis Plateau -
cont.
It's ... no use .
Is there anything I can do to make up for the unwanted inconvenience I just caused you , my lady ... ?
( azure hues suggested a mix of genuine embarrassment and frustration . )
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( Lucius pulled his hand back , as the weird feeling of familiarity he felt was not enough to justify such a gesture . )
I ...
suppose we did , my lady .
But I cannot quite recall when
( hand lifted to his forehead ,
brows furrowed in a desperate attempt to remember )
cont.
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₍ a tilt of her head slightly﹒she twirled one of her strands of hair
until she noticed the struck of realization hitting him for a moments noticed﹒₎
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I am deeply sorry ,
but I cannot quite recall your name either -
... Sentinel above , this must sound utterly ridiculous to you ,
I apologise .
... i - ...
... iu - ...
( the harder he was trying to focus ,
the more her name eluded him . )
cont.
... I am sorry ,
it's just that -
( as his eyes were finally able to gaze upon her features ,
Lucius gasped at the realization -
she was the woman he had been having nightmares about every night ,
since the last few months . )
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closed starter for
@moonspetimont
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( As the moon shone upon Capitoline Hill , the gladiator was making his way towards his accommodation ;
a long fight in the arena had tired him out and rendered his muscles sore :
he wished for nothing more than rest .
cont.
( at the cost of bumping against a couple of passerbys ,
Lucius finally managed to lightly touch her shoulder . )
My lady , I am sorry but ...
have we met already , perhaps in the past ... ?
( only then ,
he realized how stupid such an excuse might have sounded to her )
cont.
i'm stuck here in a cycle and i am getting older but i am not growing up. my heart is getting soft dark spots on it like a fruit that has gone bad or is soft because too many hands have squeezed it.