Disclaimer: they belong to T.P. I just borrow them now and then… (…and I think someone already made a disclaimer just like that, so that's another thing that don't belong to me… damm).
Warning: VxV drabble. Nothing graphic…actually, nothing at all in any way. Forgive me any mistakes… English is not my first language, but I did the best I could.
My Lord
That's how Vimes calls him – my lord. Every time. In the meetings. When Vetinari was shot. When he stopped a war. When he was suffering the arsenic's effects and Vimes was by his side waiting for him to wake up. My lord.
Vetinari calls him by his name or by his title, the last usually to annoy him. Vimes calls him my lord because… just because. My lord. When the man held his wrist and made him lower down a loaded bow. When he opened his eyes not knowing where he was and Vimes held a glass of water to his mouth. When Vimes was ordered to arrest him for treason and his world came crashing down.
It's not deference, it's not even to show respect, it's just a matter of stating the obvious. That's what Vetinari is, that's how Vimes will always see him, and that's how he will call him. My lord.
Because that's just how things are.
end