The Duke of Gloucester?! [ Claude sputters, practically choking on his own words. ] What are the chances?
[ He hasn't thought about Lorenz -- no, that's a lie. He thinks about his friends back home all the time. But he certainly hasn't thought about Gloucester as a territory in quite some time, and the fact that some foreign land would share its name is one of the strangest coincidences he's ever encountered.
Once he recovers from his surprise, he reaches one hand out to shake Richard's, still looking faintly bewildered. ]
Good to meet you, Richard. Your territory just so happens to share the name of one of my territories. Count Gloucester and I work quite closely, back home.
[ That's putting it politely. They fight like mad. ]
I'd ask if you could possibly be related to them, but your hair isn't nearly so... striking.
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[ He hasn't thought about Lorenz -- no, that's a lie. He thinks about his friends back home all the time. But he certainly hasn't thought about Gloucester as a territory in quite some time, and the fact that some foreign land would share its name is one of the strangest coincidences he's ever encountered.
Once he recovers from his surprise, he reaches one hand out to shake Richard's, still looking faintly bewildered. ]
Good to meet you, Richard. Your territory just so happens to share the name of one of my territories. Count Gloucester and I work quite closely, back home.
[ That's putting it politely. They fight like mad. ]
I'd ask if you could possibly be related to them, but your hair isn't nearly so... striking.