"My Lord will receive you in the poison garden. This way...
Enzo gave the servant a nod as he shrugged his coat into the hands of another. He followed the first from the courtyard into House Umbra's entryway, craning his neck as he was led immediately to a side hallway that brought him outside once again. He'd never really had the opportunity to see the house proper. Old Man Umbra hadn't approved much of Enzo, so far as he could guess. As an Altus, he was never turned away from House Umbra, but it just seemed better to meet Tiberius away from their homes. Or for Tiberius to just sneak over. It would have been a shame to let all that talent go to waste.
"Lord Umbra," the servant said as they approached Tiberius, "the young Lord Pavus." The servant bowed and was quickly away. Enzo, holding back a laugh, gave Tiberius an elaborate bow.
"Lord Umbra." he said, holding the bow just a touch too long before straightening up and stepping in close to throw an arm around his friend. "Did you hear that?" he asked, lowering his voice to just above a whisper. Young Lord." He smoothed back his hair. "This for me?"
Enzo didn't wait for an answer as he scooped up the the glass of wine, bringing it to eye level as he gave it a slight swirl. In truth, he knew nothing about wine, he just liked the way some wines held to the glass more than others. It did seem to impress other wine illiterate nobles like himself, though, so he never admitted to it being meaningless.
"And that?" he asked, pointing to the book in Tiberius' hand. "I expect a challenge, you know. May I?"
He stepped forward, holding his hand out as he took a drink of the wine and then set the glass back down on the table. As the weight of the journal settled into his hand, Enzo turned to a page at random. Immediately, he was able to rule out most simple ciphers from the neat script. Lukios would not have been so lazy.
"Do you have any of his writings that are not coded?" An understanding of the late Lord Umbra's writing style would help them to spot patterns within the ciphered volume.
Enzo gave the servant a nod as he shrugged his coat into the hands of another. He followed the first from the courtyard into House Umbra's entryway, craning his neck as he was led immediately to a side hallway that brought him outside once again. He'd never really had the opportunity to see the house proper. Old Man Umbra hadn't approved much of Enzo, so far as he could guess. As an Altus, he was never turned away from House Umbra, but it just seemed better to meet Tiberius away from their homes. Or for Tiberius to just sneak over. It would have been a shame to let all that talent go to waste.
"Lord Umbra," the servant said as they approached Tiberius, "the young Lord Pavus." The servant bowed and was quickly away. Enzo, holding back a laugh, gave Tiberius an elaborate bow.
"Lord Umbra." he said, holding the bow just a touch too long before straightening up and stepping in close to throw an arm around his friend. "Did you hear that?" he asked, lowering his voice to just above a whisper. Young Lord." He smoothed back his hair. "This for me?"
Enzo didn't wait for an answer as he scooped up the the glass of wine, bringing it to eye level as he gave it a slight swirl. In truth, he knew nothing about wine, he just liked the way some wines held to the glass more than others. It did seem to impress other wine illiterate nobles like himself, though, so he never admitted to it being meaningless.
"And that?" he asked, pointing to the book in Tiberius' hand. "I expect a challenge, you know. May I?"
He stepped forward, holding his hand out as he took a drink of the wine and then set the glass back down on the table. As the weight of the journal settled into his hand, Enzo turned to a page at random. Immediately, he was able to rule out most simple ciphers from the neat script. Lukios would not have been so lazy.
"Do you have any of his writings that are not coded?" An understanding of the late Lord Umbra's writing style would help them to spot patterns within the ciphered volume.
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