Enzo smiled, lips twitching at first, as the comfort he felt from his friend's hand and words fought its way through his nerves. Leave it to Tiberius to make smooth and simple what Enzo had twisted into a knotted mess. He had indeed fretted over how he could keep himself from outright lying to the Eyes about Tiberius, should the need arise. But, in the end, they seemed to shift their focus away rather quickly after their initial inquiries.
"I think it's safe enough." he said, and that was true as far as he could see. "It seems you're something of a darling in society now. There's whispers the Archon favors you lately." Enzo's smile widened to one side for a moment, then softened again as his thoughts returned to the matter at hand. "No, they're not asking for anything about you. People just tend to be wary of the Eyes. I didn't want to you think I've been false." Enzo squeezed Tiberius' hand, rubbing his thumb along the other man's knuckles.
"What they need from me is service. One of them has been captured. Apparently whoever has them doesn't know they're an Eye... but who knows how long that will last. Since I'm not officially part of the organization, I've been tapped to retrieve them. If all goes well, no one ever learns this person was an Eye at all."
Releasing Tiberius' hand, Enzo leaned back in the chair, running a hand through the mess of his hair and sighed. "I know you've been working hard to settle back in. To raise your house. Hells... to grow your family. But I don't think I can do this alone and you're the only person I could possibly trust with this. Will you help me?"
"I think it's safe enough." he said, and that was true as far as he could see. "It seems you're something of a darling in society now. There's whispers the Archon favors you lately." Enzo's smile widened to one side for a moment, then softened again as his thoughts returned to the matter at hand. "No, they're not asking for anything about you. People just tend to be wary of the Eyes. I didn't want to you think I've been false." Enzo squeezed Tiberius' hand, rubbing his thumb along the other man's knuckles.
"What they need from me is service. One of them has been captured. Apparently whoever has them doesn't know they're an Eye... but who knows how long that will last. Since I'm not officially part of the organization, I've been tapped to retrieve them. If all goes well, no one ever learns this person was an Eye at all."
Releasing Tiberius' hand, Enzo leaned back in the chair, running a hand through the mess of his hair and sighed. "I know you've been working hard to settle back in. To raise your house. Hells... to grow your family. But I don't think I can do this alone and you're the only person I could possibly trust with this. Will you help me?"
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