[All dialogues are exchanges and by extension all exchanges are a turn from one hand to another. Laurent hardly faults Damen for celebrating- it is, he understands, a habit among Akielons to praise one another after a battle well fought and to reunite with companions in the field. By contrast perhaps one will never know if this is something the Veretian prince might have found himself drawn to. It seems, in this light, with the din of voices and music and relieved laughter- something he could easily picture Auguste in the middle of. But then not all Veretian princes are created equal and Laurent had never been like his brother in any of the ways that mattered.
He seeks out privacy instead of revelry and once satisfied that he's found a room both removed enough to discourage visitors and in possession of a bath, he claims it as his own. There is a window. That is a conscious choice as well. Climbing into the water and with a surprising number of soaps at his disposal, Laurent spies his reflection in the surface of the basin and thinks he may need to soak for a year to rid himself of the grime. An hour will have to do.]
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He seeks out privacy instead of revelry and once satisfied that he's found a room both removed enough to discourage visitors and in possession of a bath, he claims it as his own. There is a window. That is a conscious choice as well. Climbing into the water and with a surprising number of soaps at his disposal, Laurent spies his reflection in the surface of the basin and thinks he may need to soak for a year to rid himself of the grime. An hour will have to do.]