She just wanted to be left alone, but of course it wasn't meant to be. Not too long after her tearless sobs began, her insane babbling about something unnecessary to her new position as Optio, another appeared. He intruded easily, his scent wrapped up in a thick coating of blood that turned her attention away from her own sorrow and to the white-and-black man who stood so close. She grimaced. She wasn't sure why he'd come to bother her, what purpose he had in pestering a sad woman who simply wanted to be alone. It seemed he wouldn't be telling her, either. Instead, he rambled on about some little girlie figuring out something silly about life or whathaveyou. In truth, she didn't really pay attention to him, dusting off her thighs and dragging herself back to her feet.
"Go away, little boy. I'm in no mood to deal with the ignorance of outsiders today." Rude words from the petite, fae woman. Of course, she didn't realize any danger in the outside men; with Ezekiel at home, why should she have? Some silly piece of her felt protected by the knowledge that her golden prince was there to save her when she returned, broken and battered and ready for a hero. Her brother wasn't really her hero, of course, but it didn't stop her from pretending. The fantasy life of the de le Poer princess extended so far into her rational world as of late that little could beat it away. She didn't bother to look at him any longer than necessary, not taking in what he held or what he wore or what defining marks laid claim to his body. "Leave me be."
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