"Pick up where I left off?" Cesare cocks his head, flashing Xellos a dazzling smile roguish around the edges. I hold with Dante, in most matters, really.
"Cum insuper doleam reges et principes in hoc unico concordantes, ut adversentur Domino suo et Uncto suo, romano principi;
"'I grieved that kings and princes should be united only in this one thing: in opposing their Lord and his Anointed, the Roman prince.' - Well." Clasping his hands around one knee, he laughs, "Not that he meant me, mind. He was talking about the downfall of the Roman Empire, and the disrespect lately afforded the Caesars. But lest I wax political, could I trouble you for more wine?"