Continued from here.
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As soon as his mouth opens, words of defense on the tip of his tongue, he is silenced. Should he be surprised? With a huff of wasted breath, the Cardinal complies, taking the opportunity to look Papa over further as he is preached to like a child. Copia isn’t alarmed by the slippers or the robe, elegant and expensive as they may be, but he is momentarily called back to a time that he was. Upon first arrival at the Abbey, years prior, the new Cardinal had stumbled upon Terzo in the night like this in the halls. They way he pranced around without a care...it was mildly startling to say the least. He recalls flustering his way through some sort of apology, an explanation as to why he was up roaming the grounds. The pressure of a new position weighing on young shoulders, a restless mind filled with plans... Terzo had waved away his apology then too.
No, it’s not his night clothes or lack thereof that catches his attention... it’s his face. Under the glow of the dying candles Terzo looks as ghostly as ever, lines of makeup not as sharp as they tend to be. Copia thinks he spots circles beneath the third emirates’ eyes...makeup or not. It’s no secret that the man doesn’t sleep. He’s a creature of the night, but isn’t that suppose to be HIS m.o.?
Perhaps that’s why they find each other in the dark so frequently.
“With respect, Papa, your brother seeks only to criticize. You, I, Papa the second...Nihil, for fucks sake. It seems only Imperator is unscathed.” He hisses, the latter seeming to irritate the most. At the mention of the bloodline, Copia turns slightly away to visibly roll his eyes. Give him the patience, someone. Anyone. “Yes, I’m sure it’s horrible. You seem as if you haven’t slept in days.” Copia comments, his sarcasm draining as he continued to speak. The Cardinal pushes himself up, brushing his regalia as he stands. “It’s possible you need sleep more than you need food.”
“But a midnight snack? Mmmm, I can’t say no. The kitchen is absolutely closed so... are we going out?” Like this? Is heavily implied by the way Copia looks Terzo up and down, one hand motioning out to limply indicate his robe.








