Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Chapter 3: The Kindness of Strangers


Grace: Are you okay now?

Lucrezia: Huh..yes? Lucius? Where’s Lucius?

Lucius: I’m here Lucrezia. Lt. Bernelli here helped me get you back to consciousness.

Grace: I was just…passing by. You were lucky it was just sea-sickness. This is your first time traveling by sea?

Lucrezia: *shaking her head* no, but this is the longest time I was on the sea. Yes, maybe I’m still not used to it. Thank you Lt. Bernelli.

Grace: Please. Grace will do. Like you, I am just another pioneer. I make my living here selling guns and gunpowder materials. I just happen to find Port of Coimbra the best place to have my trading. *she paused for a while as if she wanted to say something else, but instead just went on*. I have to go now.

Lucius: Yes, thank you Lieutenant.

Lucrezia: *smiling* yes, he always does that. Thank you Grace.

Lucrezia: At least I’m sure now there are still people whom we can trust.

Lucius: Well…yes…

Lucrezia: Anything wrong? Don’t tell me you’re getting sea-sick too?

Lucius: No, Lucrezia. Nevermind.

Gracielo: Come on now Emilia, I’ll go with you.

Emilia: A bath will be a good first thing to do from now Gracielo.

Gracielo: Whatever Emilia, I know you need someone as strong as me. I’ll go with you to Cite de Reboldeaux, no worries. I won’t ask you anything in return. You can’t leave Coimbra alone. You know that. It’s dangerous out there. What will your father think if…

Emilia: That’s enough now.

Gracielo: Fine. But you’re not going alone.

Lucrezia: Then I’ll go with her.

Gracielo: What? She can’t come with me and she’s going with you… a perfect stranger.

Lucrezia: Well, at least I take a bath twice a day. Tee-hee.

Lucius: Milady… we don’t need this.

*Lucrezia stared at Lucius.

Gracielo: I don’t see you getting anything from this.

Lucrezia: I don’t need to get anything from this. A while ago a perfect stranger came to help me. I’ll be thinking this as pay back to karma. Besides, we’re going to Cite de Reboldeaux as well, she can tag along with us.

Gracielo: No way!

Emilia: Thank you Miss…

Lucrezia: Just call me Lucrezia. This here is Lucius.

Emilia: Thank you Miss Lucrezia, Sir Lucius. I'm in your debt.


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