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"What do you mean what is going on?" Luna said, rolling her eyes. "Be more specific," she grumbled as she got more comfortable in her seat. She swore mentally in her head at this man. Surely, he was not that big of an idiot to realize what has happened.
"Who are you?" Ezio asked, tilting his head. Luna took a moment from answering to find the cuteness of the act, then shook herself. He had looked exactly like him when he did that and she could not help but find it adorable.
"I believe you know who I am," Luna answered finally, almost speaking through her teeth. Ezio blinked and narrowed his eyes into slits.
"No, who are you? Are you Leo or Luna? Are you an Assassin? Who are you?" Ezio fired at her, springing to his feet to block her in her chair. He believed that if he cornered her there, there would be no choice but for her answer.
However, Luna was crafty. He should have realized that by now. Ezio suddenly found himself flipped onto the floor, on his back and staring up at her. Luna's heeled foot was pressing against his chest, daring him to move.
"I am Luna, though I am also known as Leo. I am an Assassin, but I am different than you. My type of work is that of which you do not want to do. I am a true Assassin," Luna hissed, her heel sinking into his chest. There was a small slick and he could feel a blade pressing into his chest from her shoe. "Do you understand, Ezio, that you are under my power? I could have you killed right this second," Luna finished, leaning back in her seat, back to her relaxed position, but keeping her bladed heel on him.
Ezio watched her wide-eyed and nodded. This seemed to please her, since she moved her foot away and back underneath her. Ezio slowly sat up, keeping a stern gaze on her.
The moon was hanging bright in the sky, the curtains drawn back to reveal it. The light from its glow hit Luna in a way that made her seem not of this earth. Her skin became illuminated and her black and brown hair had become darker, sweeping over one of her shoulders as it whispered down her arm. The vision of Luna was enchanting.
It was only ruined by the small scar that traveled from the right corner of her lip down to her chin. If in the right lighting, it looked like a trail of blood, which it did now.
Ezio was pulled from his observations by the clearing of a throat. It came from Luna.
"If you are done assaulting my person with your eyes, I would like to inform you that dinner is ready," she stated stiffly as she got from her seat. His gaze had made her uncomfortable, seeing as it was similar to had he would look at her. Flora stood next to her and watched the other Assassin nod dumbly from his position on the floor.
She giggled silently and followed her mistress out the door and into the hall. "Thank you, Flora for the notification of dinner. We shall be down shortly," Luna said politely. Flora nodded and immediately turned to walk away, back towards the kitchens to make sure absolutely everything was ready.
Luna sighed to herself and ran a hand through her dark hair. That Florentine Eagle is far more trouble than he is actually worth, she concluded, seeing him get to his feet clumsily.
With another sniff, she turned and headed downstairs to the dining room. She was ravenous.
Ezio watched as his hostess left him in the room he woke up in, alone. He supposed he could understand why she upset. She had just told him she was actually female when many believed she was male. But, it was not uncommon for a woman to be in the Creed, why hide it in the first place?
She was obviously a strong woman, and very cunning. Probably as cunning as La Volpe, if not more. She had a way of moving that knew what she was doing and promised anyone who dared to oppose her, an unforgivable punishment. She was intimidating, enough to put even Ezio off. She was not what he was used to.
Luna was an enigma. And he planned to find her out, even on his last dying breath.
With that determined thought in his head, he nodded and followed after the woman. But right now, dinner did sound pretty good, especially to his roaring stomach.
The dining room, in contrast to his rather sparsely decorated room, was lavish and rich in décor. Paintings of all kinds hung on the walls, beautiful works of art. The walls were a warm cranberry color and seemed to invite you in to be swallowed up by the rich red. The rugs on the hardwood floor were plush and gorgeously designed, with patterns of swirls and muted flowers. Candles lit up the room well, a large chandelier hanging from the ceiling, giving off a romantic, muted light.
Luna was already sitting at the head of the table, watching as Ezio entered. "Come, take a seat where you wish." He chose a seat that was about two away from hers, to her right.
As soon as he had sat down, foods of all kinds began to come from the kitchen. Bread, cakes, vegetables, fruits, and richly cut meats were spread along the table. The amount of food was completely overbearing, he doubted they were going to eat it all.
"Do not worry, the food is not poisoned. I would have thought of a better way to kill you than that," Luna said with a smirk as she began to fill her plate gracefully.
"Well, that was not a concern of mine. But I believe now it is," Ezio replied as he slowly reached from some of the meat and began to fill his plate as well. He then noticed that the two servant girls from before had taken seats at the end of the table. However, Luna did not object to that, so he figured that this was an okay for them to do.
"As it should be. You should never trust another person's food until you've seen they have tasted everything themselves," Luna chided as she began to eat. He then noticed the amount of food on her plate and could not believe that a woman as small as she could eat as much as she had placed in front of her.
"Duly noted," Ezio said roughly, watching as she ate, only then beginning to eat as well.
Luna's mouth twitched up into a half smile as she dropped her gaze down onto her food and began to eat silently.
The only sounds for the rest of dinner were the clinks of silverware and small comments, asking for one to pass something or another to the other if they couldn't reach it.
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