Well, no. You're not. I believe that's precisely what I was pointing out. Besides, we already know we're from very different worlds, considering our differences vis a vis religion and magic and the holiness thereof, [ Claude says, all smooth voice and chipper smile, speaking as casually as though he's having a conversation with an old and trusted friend. ] There are no more similarities than the name, though you have to admit that's a funny coincidence.
[ It sounds like for the life of him that he didn't notice anything awry at all. It's a social nicety. It's a kindness, in fact; he noticed Richard's lapse in attention easily, the way he stared unblinkingly at the spot beside him, the way he'd gone rigid and uncertain, breathless and defensive.
It's not altogether unfamiliar. Claude spends much of his time with soldiers, these days. The younger soldiers around Richard's age are by and large fine, but the older ones? It's not so unusual for them to space out like that. ]
I meant no offense, of course. I myself am nothing like any Duke of Leicester there's ever been, and I can't imagine there will ever be one like me again.
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[ It sounds like for the life of him that he didn't notice anything awry at all. It's a social nicety. It's a kindness, in fact; he noticed Richard's lapse in attention easily, the way he stared unblinkingly at the spot beside him, the way he'd gone rigid and uncertain, breathless and defensive.
It's not altogether unfamiliar. Claude spends much of his time with soldiers, these days. The younger soldiers around Richard's age are by and large fine, but the older ones? It's not so unusual for them to space out like that. ]
I meant no offense, of course. I myself am nothing like any Duke of Leicester there's ever been, and I can't imagine there will ever be one like me again.