<b>House Aurelia</b><br/><br/>Lucia smiled at Cadmus' assertion that her father wouldn't consider an entire legion to be suitable protection.  She had made that protest at least once while trying to get her father to allow her more freedom about the city.  She couldn't help but think that his pledge of his life would please her father.  After all, it took more than spear points to keep someone like Lucia safe, she needed someone who could read the situation and know when to leave.  She was confident he was just that kind of man and able to speak with enough authority to keep the other guards pointed in the right direction.  There were always young guards to be hired, but despite their wealth, House Aerelius had little military expertise at its disposal.  This man seemed as if he might fill that void quite well.<br/><br/>While Cadmus was wise not to let his eyes wander, it peeved Lucia somewhat to not have his eyes roaming her young body.  She took it almost as a challenge, a desire to tempt the older man.  Of course had he take such a liberty, Lucia would have dismissed him immediately and gods only knew what her father might have done.  Having completed a circle about him as she had asked her question she closed the small distance between them, close enough to rest a soft hand upon his chest.  That hand felt the firmness of his body then slid up and out to his shoulder, as if attempting to assess his strength.  It was perhaps more of a caress than might seem appropriate but she did have her back to her father, her soft eyes capturing that of the applicant.  She was pleased he could take orders from a woman, she wondered just how far she could push this man.<br/><br/>She smiled and nodded her head after holding his gaze a short moment, as if making up her mind.  She turned completely around, now facing her father.  "I think we should hire him father."  She said, her voice as business like as she could manage.  "Perhaps a trial run to visit uncle Lucretius, that should be safe enough."  She offered, hoping her father would agree.  As opulant as house Aurelius was, she was eager to escape its confinement for a time.  "Please Daddy?"  She offered a hint of his little girl, hoping it would bring him into agreement.