Lucrezia leaned towards him a little. "If I were a boy, it would have been handed to me," she said. "Instead, I have done what is asked of me and still I will have what I desire. I simply have to work for it. Of course, so has Cesare, not being the favored son. This is what we have in common. Except - Cesare is not often underestimated. And I always am."