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Inigo listens… Pondering her words. He didn't think she fully understood what he had meant behind his words. He straightens himself, clearing his throat, the ripples seen across the water's surface as he does so.
❝ Milady, I believe you've misunderstood me. I speak not of your physical well-being, I trust you've enough power to take care of yourself && when it comes to properly resting, I've observed you long enough to know that you rest when it is required….
However what I speak of, is more of the matters of HEART than of matters of physical protection. I've watched you long enough to realize that part of your heart has been hidden away. You are a beautiful woman, dear Aglaea, it simply doesn't sit well with me to know that part of that unfathomable glory is hidden away beneath a shell. ❞
Perhaps he was speaking out of line – After all, he was just a mere mortal, caught up in the affairs of gods && man in a land he had only been learning about during his time staying here with Caelus && Dan Heng. He just… He was all too familiar with those who hid their emotions behind an unwavering sense of duty.
