OKAY, so he would never admit it, but perhaps he was a bit lost. daniel was not meant for the papal palace, not the purity that resides within, nor the winding corridors, nor the kings one could find literally behind every door. he stumbled into a room, and in the room he stumbled upon one such ruling class, and he drew up short. his eyes widened, briefly, and then he hurried to bow. “ my lord. “ he said, clearing his throat. “ i apologize. honestly, these corridors... my head hurts with the complexity of it all. cannae find one thing without strugglin’. “ just like the pope to make things needlessly confusing.
DANNY had learned a lot in his time as the late sicilian king’s manservant. one such thing was how to seem like a servant, head bowed, shoulders inward the slightest; the lingering subjugation in his spine. his eyes, however, caught on the body before him.
COVERING it with a polite smile, biting back his tongue, danny tilted his head. “ if you allow me, my lord, i should untangle ye. “ daniel told him, eyeing the straps still attached to him with a distinct mettle, ready for a grapple if need be.