"[It can actually be quite quaint and charming out towards the villages. Ignoring the unexploded ordnance of course.]" A smirk underlined the fact that his comment about the buried bombs was in good humor and not an attempt to besmirch the picturesque quality of the landscape. "[But as for expectations? I learned long ago to not let your first impressions of people or things be burdened by that. Not that I ever knew much about Malta before now to ever really develop an impression of it.]" Damien glanced between his partner and Julian, wordlessly implying that he was simply picking up on something Fiorella had said.
As if out of habit, Damien glanced to either side to check on his partner - only to not find her standing beside him but having strategically relocated to use a tree for cover. "[Everything alright, dearest?]" A well rehearsed gesture of the hand would see Damien excuse himself from Julian. It seemed to him as if Fiorella was looking intently at something, or someone in this case. Needless to say that when a brief survey of what his partner had been looking at revealed Salvatore, Damien was hardly surprised.
But as expected as this particular occurrence was, the reception he was about to receive could not be predicted.
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