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_{[It feels nice to have her hair pet, the pressure of his fingertips on her scalp calming.]}

You really are willing to be a target aren't you?

_{[She sighs, deflating against him, fingers fiddling with the fabric of his shirt.]}

Maybe those he bothers will be just as spineless as he is.

A Chevalier is the shield for his Queen.

[He strokes her hair again then settles for just holding her.]

And you are my Queen now, Diva.

_{[She's quiet for a moment after that, simply staying still as he holds her in place. It's nice really, to just be held and nothing else. Physical contact and attention was something Diva craved, after all, but a lot of it usually ended in sex considering Duplicity's nature.

A minute or so passes before she's pulling back slightly, only so she can touch Elias' face with her hands, gingerly tracing his features with her index finger. The digit glides down the bridge of his nose as she fixes her gaze on his.]}

You know, I think you would get along well with Amshel. You remind me a bit of him.

Tell me more about him.

[Could he just invade her mind? Oh certainly. But sometimes it's intriguing to see what people will think to tell him all on their own without him prying.

It's fascinating.]

_{[And Diva, bless her, is like an open book, eager to sing like a canary when it comes to talking about herself and anything tangentially related. Even if Elias hadn't been already capable of breaking into her mind the mental connection was already there, due to the bond of her blood. If she wanted to she could speak with him telepathically. However, what's the fun in that? She smooths her thumbs over his cheeks, enjoying the cut of his face, the smile on her lips still soft.]}

He's the first Chevalier I ever made and one of the men who raised me in my tower. Unlike Joel though he would tend to me and speak to me, bathe me and feed me. After I was released he took me away with him and kept me safe. He was the only one who cared for me back then.

_{[Which put the man in a strange "father figure" role in Diva's life. At the bare minimum, he was her guardian; all her other Chevalier respected his position as such.]}

Over the years he built up an entire global empire, just so I could have my dream come true. The Goldsmiths became a powerful name the world over in banking and medicine. Even if I wasn't free to do as I pleased...I was never without.

_{[To put it simply, she was spoiled rotten, as if to make up for lost time. Unsurprising, when you're the center figure in what equates to the Rothschild's family.]}

He's handsome and well spoken, although he has dark hair compared to yours. You both have the same eyes though...the same look. You both look at me the same way.

_{[Which to Diva is a good thing...but in reality it isn't. Elias wasn't the first to see Diva as a means to an end, an interesting anomaly to keep around to study and watch over. That had been Amshel's M.O. from the start.]}

And you treasure that familiarity.

[Elias catches one of her hands so he can bring her palm to his lips. A soft kiss later and he returns those blue eyes back to hers. Only when they've locked eyes does he smile again for her.]

Does that make you happy, Diva?

[Because keeping her talking about things like this? It's soothing her. Calming her.

Exactly what is needed right now.]

Happy?

_{[It's a simple enough question but one she hadn't been expecting either. Did it make her happy? To a degree, yes it did. There was something relieving about having a Chevalier that she didn't realize until she'd gone so long without. The feeling of not being truly alone, of being connected on a primal level to another being. It was a bond that transcended most others...which is why many of her Chevalier had gone a bit nutty due to it.]}

Mm...I suppose it does. Sometimes I think I'm happy, but other times I'm not so sure.

That is quite normal for most people. I can assure you it doesn't make you strange at all.

[Really it's part of what makes so many so easy to manipulate. Just tug at what makes them unhappy and watch them unravel.

In the most beautiful way really.]

Really? You don't think I'm strange for it?

_{[That brings with itself some semblance of relief, even if it's somewhat muted.]}

I never know what's strange or isn't, you know. It's difficult sometimes.

I don't. I see this quite often actually.

[Elias chuckles softly and pets her hair gently.]

But if you are ever not sure you can come to me to ask.

_{[She leans into his touch, eager to continue receiving it.]}

I will then. _{[She'll be sure to ask him. He seems to know what he's talking about.]} What about you? Are you happy? What makes you happy?

Now, Diva. What do you think makes me happy?

[Because talking about world ending plots? Well yes that makes him happy but it's not the sort of thing he intends to tell her. No point in showing off that Jon had always been right about him.]

What do I think makes you happy?

_{[Tough question to answer, in all honesty.]}

Well, when I'm happy I bet that makes you happy, right? But that aside...I bet when you get to play a game that's really fun. You seem like that kind of person.

[That makes him laugh because it's described so innocently but it's quite true.]

Yes. I really do. I am rather fond of my games and seeing where they will go.

_{[Diva may be an idiot, but she can be insightful sometimes. Clearly she's pleased by his laughter, glad to have been the cause of it.]}

To me, Elias, you're a person who hates being bored. You're most happy when you're entertained.

_{[Regardless of whatever form that entertainment may come in.]}

[She really is so pure despite everything. A monster, yes. But pure.]

You would not be wrong. But more than that I am curious by nature and I love to have my curiosity satisfied.

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