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xix. dictated, action

Lana
How about an early morning ride?

Micheletto
You will help me with my crates. [ Because packing is tough. ]

Stephanie
Tell me if you mean to visit, even if not to see me. He would not find unexpected guests so pleasant.

What does it mean when the castle gave some no glimpse of old age?

[ Lucrezia is on her knees in the church in town, hands counting through her white rosary and reciting her prayers under her breath. She keeps her hood over her head.

It might seem foolish to believe that saying something over and over again gives it greater weight, or that time and voice can buy penance, but she feels she must at least-- try. She isn't praying for her own soul, she wonders if she would ever. But she loses count of how many times she has said the Ave Maria, and stands to go. ]

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Exactly. You never know from one day to the next if it's gonna be your best friend or your worst enemy.

What is it to you now, Once?

Right now? I guess it's bored of torturing me for a while.

Or maybe it's just waiting until I get comfortable again before playing with me again.

Perhaps we must simply learn how to play against it.

Do you think that's even possible?

Is not the entire world a game to most extent?

...If it is, it's a really cruddy one.

What is that, "cruddy"?

It means... [he pauses, trying to think of a better way to put this in a manner she'd understand] poor quality.

Because it is so easy to solve, Once?

No, because there's absolutely no way to win.

Shall I teach you the rules?

Sure, why not. Better forewarned and all that.

[ Hmm, what can she share... ]

The stronger weapons are the ones others would never think dangerous.

[He'll be giving the journal a look]

Suuuuch as?

Words, for example. Even gifts.

...I don't think the castle would like any gifts...or words, for that matter.

That may be, but I was spared that recent embarrassment nonetheless.

Oh? And did you give the castle a gift to make that happen?

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