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[ Lucrezia is in one of the lounges! Sprawled on one of the sofas, fingers busy turning a pendent of gold in the shape of a sea-horse. There are no poems today, no joyful greetings, something is different. She looks more pensive than anything else but there is a shade of concern there as well as quiet annoyance.

When she speaks, her voice is devoid of any of it. Her eyes still focused on the sea-horse. ]

A riddle, Tranquility.

How to mourn for someone who does not deserve it?

If your duty demands it and you have no desire to - do all men need to be mourned for? Is it a a more grievous sin not to mourn than it is to speak false words of grievance?

[ a beat. ]

Perhaps I must fast again.

[ a moment later she puts down her necklace, smiles. ]

I would have a cup of wine with your answer, if any of you have some to spare. You will join me in the lounge.

[ and it is not a question. ]

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No. They are not.

[ they are all their enemies. And she cannot truly tell anyone what happened but she can tell what she knows, for she will not hide it. ]

He was Giovanni of Sforza to whom I was given to as wife.

Your husband.

[ That's. That's a whole different matter. She switches the feed. This doesn't need to be aired out publicly. ]

Did he do something?

Something?

[ specify, Rachel Zane. ]

Did he hurt you?

He was a brute in all aspects of life. It was no different in his marriage. It was all a bargain; he happened to be the highest bidder.

[ A brute. Physically, Rachel will bet. Her expression turns steely. ]

He was your husband. That won't change. He may have been the father of your children. He's dead. Mourn him if you want. But, it sounds like he was disrespectful, physically abusive and unworthy of calling himself your husband. So, I say, forget it. But, again, what you think is what matters.

Would that I could forget it all, my sweet Rachel. I would be all the happier. I mourn not his death but its consequences. Our marriage was the sole reason for the alliance between our families.

[ and it doesn't help that she is convinced her brother murdered him. ]

How did you find out he died?

The ship had given me the news of it, the words waited for me in my locker after the recent jump.

[ a lie she would tell again and again to the majority of the people. She won't tell Cesare's secret. Better for them to think it was a letter. ]