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Post by Jamie on Jan 13, 2008 18:37:30 GMT -5
She frowned, slightly, as they passed some daffodils.
"Who would invade Persia?" she asked. "It was a stronghold until Darius III."
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Post by Nadir on Jan 13, 2008 18:39:19 GMT -5
"There are many who desired her riches, at any cost," *he said darkly.*
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Post by Jamie on Jan 13, 2008 18:44:18 GMT -5
"I'm sorry," she offered. She shivered. "Rome was much the same way, and so was Ireland."
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Post by Nadir on Jan 13, 2008 18:46:02 GMT -5
"Rome and Eire are not my home...knowing it occured with others hardly eases the pain I feel for my countrymen, my culture."
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Post by Jamie on Jan 13, 2008 18:48:20 GMT -5
"You will forgive me," she said gently, "if I have placed a clumsy hand on your wound. I forget that this was real to you, while to me, it is a past of sorts."
She curtsied, deeply. "My sincerest apologies."
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Post by Nadir on Jan 13, 2008 18:50:42 GMT -5
*He smiled bitterly.*
"I take no offense at your manner or comments, mademoiselle. It is merely that I have seen first-hand the destruction left in the wake of these conquerors who so sought to unite the world under their own banners. So long as there is more than one man who desires such a unity, there will forever be brokenness."
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Post by Jamie on Jan 13, 2008 18:52:47 GMT -5
She looked strangely at him.
"You speak as though you met one of these conquerors for yourself."
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Post by Nadir on Jan 13, 2008 18:54:11 GMT -5
"Two of them. One of whom I know I will never forgive."
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Post by Jamie on Jan 13, 2008 18:55:02 GMT -5
Her eyes widened a little.
"Who?" she asked, before she could think. "Who were they?"
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Post by Nadir on Jan 13, 2008 18:58:31 GMT -5
"Alexander...the Great...and..." *his jaw clenched for a moment.* "My father. Genghis Khan."
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Post by Jamie on Jan 13, 2008 19:00:56 GMT -5
Jamie wondered if she might aphyxiate from lack of oxygen. SQUEEE! Alexander AND Khan! OMG NO WAI!
"Ghenghis Khan is your father?" she said carefully.
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Post by Nadir on Jan 13, 2008 19:02:21 GMT -5
"More's the pity, but yes. I'm afraid there's no other candidate."
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Post by Jamie on Jan 13, 2008 19:05:29 GMT -5
The words, though spoken quickly, were tinged with pain and anger.
"I'm sorry," she said gently, squeezing his arm.
Hesitantly, she asked:
"How did you meet Alexander?"
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Post by Nadir on Jan 13, 2008 19:06:51 GMT -5
There was this ceiling fan...
"A mutual...friend," *he murmured.* "I am on much better terms with him than with the great Khan," *he said dryly,* "but that is no surprise."
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Post by Jamie on Jan 13, 2008 19:08:29 GMT -5
She smiled as they moved through cherry trees.
"Is it possible to be on good terms with a conqueror?" she mused. "I always wondered."
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