That's the question, isn't it? He hasn't been playing the slave since he got here--not like he really played the slave before he got here either--but he knows that whatever truce exists between him and Laurent evaporates as soon as Laurent learns that he's Damianos. Rightful heir to the Akielon throne and killer of Laurent's brother.
But he hates lying. Especially to Laurent.
He lets that thought go unexamined.]
I'm the same person I've always been, Laurent. But I'm not your slave here.
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That's the question, isn't it? He hasn't been playing the slave since he got here--not like he really played the slave before he got here either--but he knows that whatever truce exists between him and Laurent evaporates as soon as Laurent learns that he's Damianos. Rightful heir to the Akielon throne and killer of Laurent's brother.
But he hates lying. Especially to Laurent.
He lets that thought go unexamined.]
I'm the same person I've always been, Laurent. But I'm not your slave here.