At the bazaar, looking around at the stands, Cassius is searching one item in particular... with Kate smiling at his side "What are we looking for melord?" her eyes danced over the displayed goods with a smile.

"A bulla......it serves to protect a child from evil demons and spirits. It's a leather pouch with amulets that have phallic symbols on them....." she nods softly,"Ah, so then...a particular set of symbols yer looking fer?"

"........uhh...you are familiar with what a phallus is?", blushing slightly. Kate shook her head slightly, "Forgive me, Cassius... I am na good with anything but gaelic"

"Well....uhh.....it's a....."pointing downwards to a certain part of himself ".....yeah." Her gaze strays a moment longer than it should, before she nods, "Ye are expecting a grandson then?" She glanced down the side passage before offering him a light smile. He was blushing ever more, "Well...the bulla's the same for both boys and girls." figthing the grin on her lips,"I learn all the time with melord..."

"Yes, I'm sure........" she smiled at him "I've already found something fer the wee one... when she arrives." tugging on his arm to point out a leather craft stand* "Perhaps there, Cassius..." "Ahh....."looks the stand over, and finds what he was looking for, he takes the one with the best leather "......That'll be perfect....."

Pulling out some coins, he pays the merchant "....You see anything you would like anywhere?" She smiled lightly,"Everything is lovely, but I can not think of anything I desire to purchase... I am contented to wonder..."

"But...is there anything you desire to be given?" "To be given?" she looks to him curiously "One should never seek gifts, but be thankful for their reception." her arm tucked in his as she smirked, "But then again....", she chuckled. Cassius was grinning "I'm sure there's something here you'd like......." she nodded and murmered lightly for him, "Aye, quite... but it seems that which is like is already upon my arm..." he chuckles before responding "Likewise.....I desire nothing else here."

"Are ye sure ye do na need any...Matia? I hear girls like meself can give the evil eye..." grinning "I have yet to see that....." "Perhaps I have blinded ye with a smile I borrowed from the Goddess?" "Yeah, that would be much more like it....."grinning still. The woman chuckled, moving him along to a stand with jordan almonds, she nods to the keep as he speaks something to her. A hand snagging a small bundle and then placing the payment there. She grins offering him one from her fingers "Such a nice man ta say that..." taking the almond with a smile. "It's not like you haven't earned the compliment...."

"Surely I have na. "she smiles to him, "I am na able ta complete with yer goddesses..." "I wouldn't say that.....there are many stories about the gods courting mortal women." smiling kindly. She chuckled at him slipping an almond between her lips as she watched him from the corner of her eye.

Cassius suddenly realized something, "Perhaps we should be getting back? I'd hate to know what Julia's thinking about this..."grins at what he thinks she is thinking* Kate arches her brow at him, "Thinks about what? Her father escorting a friend about Athens? Its hardly shockin..." He was smirking,"True....but young minds do wander....."

She countered, "Or... does melord have other intent behind his charming smile?" she flashes him a seductive grin before slipping in another almond. Cassius blushes at the implied accusation "Why no, not at all... ...well, maybe....." she smiles softly "By no means wicked in intent, aye?"

"No, not a wicked intent......but my decision to leave Julia on the ship this time wasn't entirely based on her need for rest...." she chuckles softly, offering a playful shock "Nay? It can na be so..." He was smiling, again, "....It was because I wanted some time to be more alone....with you."

She chuckles, "Why melord ye had me alone in yer chamber last eve..." "Well.....yes, but the subject was quite different than that today....Today I was in a somewhat better mood."

Kate smiles softly, "You did like the scarab?.... I know it was na my place.." "I did, it had a nice Egyptian touch to it.....and I'm grateful you were able to do something with the broken pottery." "Ye can carry it with ye always....that way."

"Indeed....it will comfort me as well as remind me of...you.", she smiled leading him back to the docks and the cruise line as she murmered, "Of me? Tis na of me. Those be pieces of her..." He nodded as the reached her room and his daughter's quarters, "True, but because of you I have this."