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[royalist]

TFLN OVERFLOW.

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[luciferi]

Take me to this armorer.

[royalist]

What? Why?

[luciferi]

I would have a word.

[royalist]

It's not something that requires a word!

[luciferi]

It is if he denied you service because you are elda. A skilled armorer has much to work with – horns, pointed ears, other features due to tribal differences. If he purely thought it difficult due to the size of your head, then he is either lying or an amateur in his craft.

[royalist]

It's really okay, Louis. He wasn't unkind. It was a small town, so maybe he just didn't have the equipment to adjust things.

[luciferi]

As you wish, but I do not like it.

[royalist]

[ ...he really shouldn't find this behavior cute, and yet... ]

You can yell at the next person who mistreats me for being elda as much as you want.

[luciferi]

I will polish my sword in preparation.

[ Louis he said "yell" ]

[royalist]

[ he said yell...

well... maybe it'll be okay...

his husband needs stabbies sometimes... ]

Louis?

Are you... still okay with your headband?

[luciferi]

My headband?

Do you mean the artifact that I wear as clemar horns?

[royalist]

Yes.

I'm still... trying to create a world where you don't feel like you have to wear it.

[luciferi]

Wearing them never bothered me. I'm aware of who and what I am, and thus the disguise serves nothing other than what it is. It changes nothing.

There is no world that will change so fast that would accept the scandal if I were to remove them. At least, not yet.

[royalist]

I know. Not yet. But one day, I promise.

It's important to me.

Sometimes I think about how you were prepared to die without the world knowing your secret... and my heart aches...

[luciferi]

It was only important that you knew it.

[royalist]

I want everyone to know, too. One day.

I want them to know that my husband is an elda, and I love him.

[luciferi]

You will have your chance. Euchronia is not ready for two eldas at its stead.

If there's anything to live for, it's the looks on everyone's faces when they find out. Perhaps you and I are part of some secret, sordid elda conspiracy – that sounds rather exciting.

[royalist]

What should our secret elda conspiracy be?

[luciferi]

Perhaps we took the throne due to our own foul desires, and intend to sully it with our elda proclivities.

[ he quite likes the sound of that ]

[royalist]

Oh, "elda proclivities." I like the sound of that.

I want to explore "elda proclivities" in our bedroom tonight.

[luciferi]

Perhaps there is some truth in it.

We are elda, and we do have certain proclivities.

[royalist]

If people are going to gossip about my wild lust for you, it may as well be true!

[luciferi]

At this point, it is no longer just gossip.

[royalist]

Well, that's true, but...

[ there is no "but." it's just true. ]

You're my consort, so it ought to be a good thing!

[luciferi]

There are none in Euchronia that can claim their king is nothing but passionate. I also quite enjoy the creativity of those that insist I'm manipulating you through seduction.

Perhaps I should take it to heart.