"the beginning,"

octavian, hates Greeks. More than normal for Romans, even. But..he didn't mind you.

He respected your work ethic, and how you don't act like a Greek. He would believe it if you were Roman and just put in the wrong camp, honestly.

So, here the two were sitting quietly as they both did their respective tasks.

Octavian gutting another stuffed animal, you doing some paperwork or something..

Occasionally, he would glance over at you and just stare, before looking down and continuing

"So... What was your name again?.. juice box or something?"

He asked in a grumbled and hush-hush voice as if it were a secret.

He, for the first time, felt something other than hatred for a Greek. But he obviously won't admit that.