Luceti Appointments

[vor]

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[vor]

...I've never had a physician who started out as a friend before. You're sure it's not going to be a problem.

[fleurdesel]

You have my word as a LeBlanc. I'll not strike you again, no matter the circumstances.

[vor]

Then I'm satisfied. And I'll continue to require your services as a physician. [A pause. That sounded so Emperorish. But how else do you do business?]

[fleurdesel]

[She snorts a faint laugh.] Well said. I'll continue my research for you and let you know what I find that might suit you better.

[vor]

Thank you.

...I'm sorry.

[fleurdesel]

Don't be. It was your birthday and you wanted to enjoy yourself, as was your right. It's done.

[vor]

I have a couple of bottles of wine still. In the fridge. Maybe Ivan'll want them.

[fleurdesel]

I wouldn't know, to be honest. But I've never known someone to turn down wine.

[vor]

It's...probably for the best. Usually I just get morose when I'm drunk. The party was an exception.

[fleurdesel]

Company and a secure environment tend to make it easier for one to enjoy themselves when they normally would not.

[vor]

My normal birthdays involve much more standing up.

[fleurdesel]

This was your first on your own, celebrated as a man your age.

...

Did you open my gift?

[vor]

I did. It's perfect.

[fleurdesel]

Good. It'll make riding in the fall and winter more comfortable for you.

[vor]

It fits, too. Good eye for Barrayaran fashion.

[fleurdesel]

I just took what you tended to wear normally and extrapolated from there.

[vor]

Good call. Very good call.

[fleurdesel]

Perhaps when we have time you could...teach me to ride? I never was much of an equestrian.

[vor]

Of course. It's only fair. And the more people there are who know how to ride, the easier it will be to get around this place.

[fleurdesel]

Better transportation will make it simpler for those that wold work on the farm to get there in a timely fashion- it really is a productive project you've created here. Watching it come to fruition must be gratifying.

[vor]

It's...nice, yes, to see firsthand the results of my work. For a change.

[fleurdesel]

It's not an option normally available to you, is it?

[vor]

Not without it being a circus, no. But back home, I can't go anywhere without it being a circus.

[fleurdesel]

I don't even want to try imagining that. Not really.

[vor]

Most of my potential heirs feel the same way. I think it's one reason Ivan pretends he's merely an excess Vor scion and Miles keeps trying to escape off-planet. Nobody as close to it as they are wants it. Would you believe there are still people who would kill me, and them, for it?