You misunderstand, Eridanus. I don't mean to distract, but to see how far your endurance runs.
[ Lucius lifts his eyes from the board with the words, and for just a moment, he shoots another taunting grin across the table. He feels claws catch at the pads of his heel just as he lowers his gaze again, and as his fingers hover over the board, a short purr rumbles from his throat.
Finally, he makes his move, the click of a piece against the board below the only sound to interrupt the brief, contemplative silence that settles between them. As Lucius sits back in his seat, his foot rubs with idle affection along the back of Eridanus' and the ankle above. ]
Of course. Even my education was broader than just warfare. [ Not that he had been born an aristocrat, but he had certainly been educated like one, even before his ascension to the ranks of the Emperor's Children. Now he does think of Fulgrim, just brieflyβas he had been a very long time ago, as a man who demanded his warriors be beacons of perfection in all things, even as some of their brother-Legions mocked them for their foppishness. ]
History and culture, art and music β competency in such things was expected of anyone who wished for good standing in the upper echelons of society. Luckily for me, [ he adds, voice lilting with humor, ] being a natural savant left me with plenty of time to focus on the subjects I preferred instead.
no subject
[ Lucius lifts his eyes from the board with the words, and for just a moment, he shoots another taunting grin across the table. He feels claws catch at the pads of his heel just as he lowers his gaze again, and as his fingers hover over the board, a short purr rumbles from his throat.
Finally, he makes his move, the click of a piece against the board below the only sound to interrupt the brief, contemplative silence that settles between them. As Lucius sits back in his seat, his foot rubs with idle affection along the back of Eridanus' and the ankle above. ]
Of course. Even my education was broader than just warfare. [ Not that he had been born an aristocrat, but he had certainly been educated like one, even before his ascension to the ranks of the Emperor's Children. Now he does think of Fulgrim, just brieflyβas he had been a very long time ago, as a man who demanded his warriors be beacons of perfection in all things, even as some of their brother-Legions mocked them for their foppishness. ]
History and culture, art and music β competency in such things was expected of anyone who wished for good standing in the upper echelons of society. Luckily for me, [ he adds, voice lilting with humor, ] being a natural savant left me with plenty of time to focus on the subjects I preferred instead.