Lucrezia looked up at the man who spoke (yes, up), her eyes widening very slightly. She was not a woman easily surprised or impressed, but...
The entire attack and her retribution had happened so quickly that it almost just now dawned on her that she had a knife to a man's throat. "He attacked me," she said, mustering up all the dignity she could. And why did it matter that the knife was silver? It was just like Cesare to tell Micheletto to get her something just as expensive as it was functional for no reason at all.
At the newcomer's expression however, she pulled away the knife and shoved the man away from her. He fell to his knees.
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Date: 2016-12-31 10:50 pm (UTC)The entire attack and her retribution had happened so quickly that it almost just now dawned on her that she had a knife to a man's throat. "He attacked me," she said, mustering up all the dignity she could. And why did it matter that the knife was silver? It was just like Cesare to tell Micheletto to get her something just as expensive as it was functional for no reason at all.
At the newcomer's expression however, she pulled away the knife and shoved the man away from her. He fell to his knees.