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[color=4851AA]"As far as I'm concerned, he can have her,"[/color] Kayden remarked to Auberon, seeing the bathhouse filling up now. A few of the boys he swore he had seen before, likely nobleborn fellows who had been introduced to him. He had just been about to respond to Jorah, but Auberon's comment was like a lifeline. If only someone else here would steal her, he would be elated. Shrugging his fair shoulders, fashionably tanned from his sword drills and afternoon horserides, he turned his head Jorah's way. [color=4851AA]"Not all of them, no. I'm just lucky, I guess. I won't be one of those highborn assholes that complain about his lot in life as if being royalty is a vast burden, but when you're a prince, you do have to make some sacrifices. And she's not my wife, [i]yet[/i]."[/color] 

That last bit was pointedly targeted at Auberon. 

Kayden actually felt very at ease here, and not simply because the water was just the right temperature to relax his body in its entirety. Speaking of which, he let his arms slip off the stone sides and he sank in a bit deeper, letting the water reach his neck. The prince expelled a satisfied breath. Gods, he missed the palace. Suitably warmed, he glanced at Derec and chuckled. Not maliciously, however. He simply couldn't help but be a bit amused. This was the perfect place to talk about women, when the women couldn't hear them. It wasn't uncouth to have a private conversation after all, and none of the guys present were sleazy in anyway, at least as far as Kayden knew. 

[color=4851AA]"Why not? Girls are fun."[/color] Kayden replied, and he knew Jorah would at least agree with him. They didn't always see eye to eye if the battle with the bandits was any indication, but this was a subject they could probably talk on for hours. [color=4851AA]"I'm interested in one or two here, though I'm hesitant."[/color] He seemed saddened for a moment. Not overly so, but as if he remembered a relatively that had died many years ago, a feeling of loss, though there was little sting left. [color=4851AA]"My only concern is my position. If I start dating a woman here with Veronica snooping about, she'll either make the girl's life hell or they'll think I'm just using them for a short time before I toss them out. Maybe I'm over thinking things. I guess we could change the subject if any of you would rather speak on something else."[/color] 

He regarded Rudolph, noticing him speak up. Good! He wasn't hiding like Kayden had expect, though truthfully he had nearly forgotten he was there until he spoke. 

And the conversation had already begun to crash and burn before it began... 

[color=4851AA]"Yeah, it's weird how people meet like that."[/color] Kayden piped in, trying to steer the conversation in a more nonchalant manner. He wanted to say more, but honestly he didn't want to betray the fact that he didn't remember when any of them had met him before, so he didn't pursue the subject.