[Of all the things likely to catch Cesare off guard, he had not thought kisses to be one of them. Granted, he is normally the one to instigate such activities, as he had done with Elizabeth not too long ago. Receiving them, he learns, is an entirely different matter.
The instinct and lust of Borgia causes him to return the kiss for a moment, but he soon pulls away, pressing his lips together.]
Elizabeth, I am not some pure, young lover.
[It's a warning and an apology wrapped in one. He is well aware of how dark and jaded he is and would not curse her with that. He had been courting her, yes, but it had been light-hearted, a welcome distraction for the two of them. Their relationship has grown darker - Cesare had seen to that at his sister's wedding - and things have gone too far. ]
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The instinct and lust of Borgia causes him to return the kiss for a moment, but he soon pulls away, pressing his lips together.]
Elizabeth, I am not some pure, young lover.
[It's a warning and an apology wrapped in one. He is well aware of how dark and jaded he is and would not curse her with that. He had been courting her, yes, but it had been light-hearted, a welcome distraction for the two of them. Their relationship has grown darker - Cesare had seen to that at his sister's wedding - and things have gone too far. ]