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Do you think it's so wrong?

[He gives her a small squeeze.]

And why would we do that? We would lose our family... Sis.

[He puts his thumb to her chin and moves her face up to look at him.]

Anything that is...worth hiding would be very grave indeed, should we partake in it.

[She looks up at him, finally]

Love is pure and good, is it not?

[She is hopeful]

[Ouch. Cesare grimaces slightly as she uses his words back on him and he looks at her sadly.]

Lucrezia... [It is not that he does not want to. It is just that he doesn't dare.]

[She had been wrestling with this too.]

Cesare, I know this to be the truth in my heart of hearts. It doesn't matter whom Papa tries to marry me off to, I will never love anyone else.

But still...that does not mean that we... [He looks away. He still can't say it, just in case he is misunderstanding her.]

We should go to dinner. Father will be waiting for us.

[She wants to throw a fit. Instead, she just lets herself be held by him.]

He can stand to wait a moment longer.

But I do not know if I can... [This is all too much. He is so used to evading difficult questions and situations that he does not like. Now he is considerably stuck in one and can't get around it.]

[She closes her eyes then lets him go, not knowing how to take what he says]

You don't know if you can wait to dine with Papa?

I do not know if I can cope with this tonight, Sis.

[He looks at her apologetically, slowly releasing her from his grasp.]

Please. let us talk of this another time, when we have thought on it?

[Her lip wobbles but Lucrezia tries to stand with the poise that she had learned from Mama and Signora Farnese. She walks off to get cleaned and freshened up for dinner with their father, but spares a glance back to look at him.]

[He feels terrible. He frowns, watching her leave, his fists clenched nervously.]

We will discuss this later. I promise.

[It is strange how easily he could inspire hope in her heart. She gives him the smallest of smiles and goes off, skipping.]

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