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[faithfulflame]

[Well look, Rei knows men fantasize about her. This is not a quality about herself that's lost on her. She exploits men at times, because of her looks even. But she also trusts Merlin not to be gross.]

No? I guess...no I guess it probably would be frowned on since love and romance are secondary in a relationship to politics and exchanges of wealth. So men loving men, and women with women...

[But even then, it was commonplace in Rome and Greece...]

Anyway, it's not really important, I guess.

[sortileges]

[ Thankfully he isn't that gross, no. None of this would be intentional anyway... jesus. ]

I mean... I might just not know about it? [ He definitely just seems all the more naive admitting that though. Ah. ]

[faithfulflame]

[That's why she's okay talking.]

It's also possible that it's just kept secret because it doesn't involve you. Matters of the heart are generally private anyway.

[sortileges]

[ He coughs at that. ]

Probably. Though it isn't as though the servants don't... hear things.

[ Why do you think he and Gwen gossip so much... ah. ]

[faithfulflame]

That's true enough. But one might think that such an affair might raise a few eyebrows, yes?

[sortileges]

Depends on who it is. One of the knights or nobles? Definitely. Someone else... maybe not as much.

[faithfulflame]

Fair. I don't guess most people would be in the public eye.

Anyway. [She takes a swallow of wine. The future and the public eye are one thing she's worried about with Minako, to be honest.]

What was it you did in the labyrinth?

[sortileges]

Most people are really stupid, too.

[ Merlin... that's rude. ]

I was... training. [ He isn't sure where this question is going to end up going but. Ah. ] I can do a lot with fire and air but... earth not as much. I thought I'd try some things where no one is likely to get injured.

[faithfulflame]

Earth magic? Like, earthquakes and things?

[sortileges]

[ He gives her a small nod. ] I managed to open the ground up a couple of meters. It won't do too much damage, but... it might do something?

[faithfulflame]

Probably. It could trip a horse up and break a charge, or buy you time while running.

[Strategic applications go.]

[sortileges]

I doubt anything here will be using a horse. It goes deep enough that something might fall through though.

[ Literally... he opened it up so some of the underground things were visible in the Labyrinth. ]

[faithfulflame]

Well, you never know. Did you talk to the aliens again?

[sortileges]

[ He gives her a look for that. ] When they want to cut out my tongue? Rip off my face?

[faithfulflame]

You know that won't happen. As if we wouldn't stand up to them. I figured you might have put on a mask and tried.

[sortileges]

I didn't exactly feel all that confident when I was there.

[ He... definitely lowers his gaze saying that. ]

And I've already worried people enough by going there.

[faithfulflame]

You have. But you're alright now. It's all alright.

[sortileges]

Now, but even with that, I'm sure there are better people who might be able to get more from the Flamines than I could.

[faithfulflame]

Maybe I should just go talk to them, then.

[sortileges]

Did you have any problems last time?

[faithfulflame]

None at all. But I started with my mask on and offered to bargain.

[sortileges]

So did we... but I know the problem with that is that we're "maskbreakers" anyway. It's never going to talk to anyone with that mask properly.

[faithfulflame]

Right. Well, I guess I can act as a go-between for you and Athena, then.

[sortileges]

Hopefully you'll have more luck. I know from the meetings that some people did, but it might be good to know how soon it might be that they might come here.

...I know I'd rather know.

[faithfulflame]

We’ll see.  I’ll probably go down there after the new arrival cycle.