08-07-2008, 07:13 PM
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[/html]Tayui had heard footfalls only a short distance away from where she was seated, book open on her lap. She had spent the past half hour (or so) perusing the book with an intense interest. The book contained the history of the first few Roman Emperor's in a place called Italy. But back then, the book said it had been a part of the Roman Empire. The book was fascinating, and she found herself so engrossed in the affairs of the Emperor's- Augustus, who was not really an Emperor at all, then Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius and Nero. Although Augustus seemed to be the one that stood out for his intelligence, Tayui found that reading about Claudius was far more gratifying.
As such, she had not heard Skoll or his acquaintance until they were nearly upon her. She looked up, glancing around as they drew closer. She dropped her gaze back to her book, just barely catching the page and marking it with a leaf before it closed shut. She set the book aside, laying it on top of her book bag, standing up quickly. "Hello, Skoll," she said with a faint smile. She towered over the two, both of which were in their Lupus forms. Such was the case when one was in their Optime form. "Who's this?"