“I’m just thinking about how regal you look,” he said.
“I’m not cut out to be royalty, but every passing moment spent with you is like a fairy tale,” I said.
“Far from it!” He backed away from me.
“Is everything all right?” I asked.
“What we have should never be compared to a fairy tale,” he said. I wanted to ask more, but rather than pry I chose to switch subjects.
“You’ve seen the entire world, how much has it changed in the last few thousands of years?” I asked He still had his back to me.
“A lot has changed, so much time has gone by, so much damned time has…” he said, then muttered a few profanities through his clenched teeth.
“Claudius!” I clutched his warm face. His eyes, now a shade of lavender, popped open.
“I don’t know what happened….I guess being reminded of my past caus
