#cognoscente

       ❛    i  was  only  agreeing  that  most  noble  men  are,  monsieur.   i’d  have  to  agree  that  most  noble  women  are  as  well.   ❜   even  if  the  men  to  women  ratio  was  largely  off - scale  ---  and  by  noble  she  didn’t  exactly  mean  it  in  a  sense  of  character.   anya’s  seen  all  kinds  of  wealthy  people  and,  though  it  wasn’t  as  if  she  didn’t  like  or  wasn’t  fond  of  some  of  them,  she’s  realized  that  arrogance  was  mainly  what  caused  her  to  dislike  them.   ❛    meg  giry  and  i  weren’t  speaking  ill  of  you  in  particular,  don’t  worry,    ❜   she  says  with  a  reassuring  smile.   meg  was  the  one  who  commented  on  it  in  first  place,  but  anya  wasn’t  going  to  tell  him  that.   ❛    as  a  matter  of  fact,  the  both  of  us  do  think  that  you’re  exceptionally  tolerable.    ❜

The marriage of Braccio Martelli and Constanza de Pazzi was an event all Florence had been looking forward to. They all wanted to celebrate, but to Lucrezia is was the perfect excuse to see Lorenzo without raising suspicion. Her husband was not present, alas, and thus she was alone to represent the Ardinghelli name. Not that it bothered her. Smiling politely, greeting as many as she could, Lucrezia was truly looking for only one soul. When finally her eyes met his, the most genuine smiled appeared on her lips. ❝  messer de medici, it is a pleasure to see you on this joyous occasion.  ❞  A wedding, a _display _of love. She certainly wished she was able to display her own love freely, unfortunately it was impossible, forbidden by laws far more powerful than her selfish desires.

After the latest state banquet Caterina had retreated to the solitude of the library. It had a calming effect to pass the shelves, let her hand touch the bindings and read the titles. Eventually she settled for Homer, a good read to train her Greek, which seemed quite useful now in this new environment. Despite all the change in her life, books and education presented a constant, something she was used to and deep down she cherished that. So as she had so often at her old home, Caterina sat down on the floor close to the window, back against one of the wooden shelves. When the door opened and closed, it needed a moment for her to return to reality. She recognized the figure, that now approached her, instantly. At first she felt the urge to get up, show her respect with a bow. But Lorenzo was family now, Caterina reminded herself, such formality was unnecessary.

━☆ﾟ. * ･ ｡ﾟ      @cognoscente​ asked the witch:                                “Why are you lying to me?” - from anne boleyn (i think she was considered a witch in the books?)

          “you didn’t?” daario is carrying the man more than he is helping him walk. that hasn’t hit lorenzo yet. his arm is around him, muscles pulled taut, fingers turned white under the strain, but he doesn’t stop until they are out of the maze of alleys and long narrow streets through he’s led them. “no. you aren’t shot,” he confirmed. “but you were shot at.” stopping at a corner, he checks the area then turns his head to look at the man who pays him. “first time is always a shock to the system.” lorenzo is young and fit, adrenaline will kick in soon enough. “you fancy a ride?” he asks, jutting his chin towards a parked motorcycle. “i’m not comfortable escorting you back to your car.” 

       HIS EYES, BLUE AND MAGNETIC RESTED UPON HER FIGURE, her elegance not passing unnoticed from his wise and clever gaze. One might assume that this could be a THREAT falling from rosy lips, beautiful yet cold. And Lorenzo was not a man that dealt well with threats, not after the PAZZI, not after the treason he endured.     “   Then it is fortunate I am NO PRINCE,     ”    his voice was pleasant as if he was talking of the mastery of Sandro Botticelli or indulges on love and poetry. ALAS! What was he if not a KING without a crown? or else this much power, this much influence could not be explained.

“ Do not forget, madonna, even GOD can bleed.  ”