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[center][sup][i]P R I N C E  o f  P Ó L E M O S[/i][/sup][/center]
[center][sub][i]interacting with [@Amethyst][/i][/sub][/center]
[INDENT]Elias couldn’t help the faint curve in the corner of his mouth that formed in response to her answer. It wasn’t a grin, but it was the most he typically allowed himself these days. “These days” of course had been almost five years and countless assassination attempt preventions. There was a reason the Pólemesians did not come with bodyguards. Alright, there were two. Dafni and Elias were trained and skilled enough to protect themselves, and Elias did not trust guards to protect them when they could not even protect their crown prince and left it up to the second prince to save Stefanos.

How do you think he got the scars on his face? On his arm? On…well, just about every scar on his body came from those attempts on Stefanos’ life. And Elias had plenty of them.

Still, Elias was glad to know the…well, he wasn’t sure if ‘princess’ was the right term for person beside him based on Lusitania’s titles for their “royalty” and how one acquired them, nor was he even certain he should use female pronouns with them. The way Domitia presented themself, he was almost certain they had a modern interpretation of their gender identity.

But that wasn’t necessarily something one discussed.

He shifted his head slightly, working out a slight kink in his neck before relaxing his head as he said, “Well, perhaps it is merely my understanding of English, or perhaps it is the soldier in me, but ‘duel’ is a far more official thing, and in most places considered murder now and therefore illegal, while ‘sparring’ is similar to training.” He looked over at his companion. “Perhaps a bit of sparring would do you good, then. Keep you in shape. And I’m sure my sister would love to join you if you think sparring with me might be a bit too intense. Dafni is always good at making sure sparring is more fun.”[/INDENT]

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[color=lightgray][i]The red is the color of his cape, the lion the shape of the gold fastener; Dafni’s attire has his laurel crown and can be found in his first post[/i][/color]
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[color=lightgray][i]Slight change: his hair is actually almost shoulder-length[/i][/color][/hider][/center]