[hr][hr][center][h1][color=9e005d]Leandra Lovelace[/color][/h1] [img]https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/504169655238131712/717149355806818315/Pastel_Photos_Mood_Board_Photo_Collage_1.jpg[/img][hr]
[color=9e005d][b]Location:[/b][/color] New Rome - Outside the Senate House
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Leandra winced as she felt the infant yank down on her hair. She was just as down for a little hair-pulling as the next person, but not when it was a child, and definitely not while she was on the clock. Despite her displeasure, however, her only reaction was a grunt as she began unwinding her hair from the baby’s hand. Once she was free, she ran her claw-like fingers through her locks to straighten them out once again. She didn’t respond to Maggie when she insisted Leandra call her by her first name, only nodding when the older woman voiced her intention to go start looking for volunteers. Leandra was readying herself to go and get her people ready, when Maggie spoke up. Leandra turned to her, her smile giving way to a frown. The woman was pleasant enough, and she didn’t want to antagonize her. Usually, she chose to play friendly with her, allowing the woman’s vilification of her during the praetor elections to go unspoken. But the fact that Maggie brought it up seemed to sour Leandra’s mood a bit. 

[color=9e005d]”You’re asking me to grovel at the feet of those in power. That’s something I cannot do, and something I should not be asked to do. The role of a leader should be to serve the people, and whether they like it or not, that includes me. If you’re suggesting I fear their fury, then you are casually admitting to the corruption inherent in the system.”[/color] Her words were ridged, without room for doubt left in them. She paused, letting out a soft huff from her nose. [color=9e005d]”I will help them, but I will do so in the same way always have. When it comes time for them to make those difficult decisions you spoke of, I will not hide my opinion on which they should make. And if they choose wrong, I will be the first to ridicule them when their decisions cause our people harm. That is my duty. To New Rome and her people.”[/color] Leandra turned her back to Maggie, raising a hand in farewell. [color=9e005d]”’Till next we meet, Maggie, darling.”[/color] with that, she sauntered off to gather her cohort.