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...can't quite remember what the Emperor suggested...." she sheepishly looked to Kaeso for assistance, shuffling uneasily from one foot to the other. ********************************************************************** Caleb spurred his horse on, managing to exit the trail in a cloud of dust...

...her shawl around her head, trying to keep the sun off her face with the make-shift hood while drying her sweaty palms on her dress skirt. *********************************************** Caleb saw movement, the loud neigh of a horse not his own lifting his head from where he was...

Heading through the front door to the villa, having spent a short moment collecting a shawl to throw over her head to protect her from the sun, Valerie turned towards Kaeso at the threshold. The girl straightened, tilting her head to the side before speaking to him. "I'm sure there will be a...

Clothing, catering, guest lists...it was a lot to think about. Sure, Valerie knew she would be able to at least some say in how things would go for her "big day", but she knew that the Emperor would have a heavy hand in final calls and important details. There was so much to do and not much time...

...to Kaeso for guidance, knowing the pressure they were under by the Emperor to get things done while also facing the threat from the scorned man. **************************** Caleb sat shrouded in shadow, shifting uneasily from foot to foot to ease the numbing in his legs from squatting for...

Valerie approached the pair, Markus and Kaeso making a striking duo in the relative peace of the garden. They seemed out of place among the greenery and frail flowers, muscled individuals better suited for battle and hard work than strolling around the landscape frivolously. The dichotomy was...

Valerie woke the next morning, feeling for lack of a better description like she'd been hit by a bus. Opening bleary eyes she blinked against the bright morning light coming through the high-set window, rolling over on her hard palette and remembering how much she missed her mattress. Ugh...

He read the letter, lips muttering as his eyes followed the lines on the page. Valerie watched him quietly, worrying her hands in her lap until he was finished and confirmed her suspicions. So, to the games we go. Violent, bloody and the ultimate entertainment of Rome. The infamous activities of...

Valerie huffed again, blowing air from the corner of her mouth to whip a strand of hair away from her eyes. " A headache is a pretty accurate description. We're walking blind here, trying to achieve a goal which we don't even know about because Hugo has said nothing except to follow the...

@Zul'Zae'ju'Jin "I'll....manage. It's just some lost skin and a little bruising. How are you holding up?" Her voice was soft, words spoken as barely a whisper when his fingers gently took her hand in his grasp. She sucked in a breath as a particularly bad patch of skin pulled with the...

...to hold up her hand to her eyes to shield out the sun. “He's going to be okay, but we need to get him inside. He needs to lay down and rest.” **************************************************** Once Markus was sorted out, Aquila tending to his wound by wrapping some cloth around his...

She heard Kaeso’s carefully whispered instruction in her ear, Valerie not aware that she had even been holding her breath until he said the word. She exhaled slowly, then made a conscious effort to slowly inhale rather than drag in air. Now that she knew it was Magnus, they were both going to...

(I think I might throw in a bit of a plot twist. Just an extra little side quest, but the main story will remain the same from what we’ve done so far. It will come in the next post if that’s okay with you? ) Valerie found that his words offered little comfort. She knew, after all, that Magnus...

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Valerie exited the villa, taking a moment to savor the warmth of the rays on her skin after the coolness of the villa. Her nausea had not quite left her, but the more time she had to think through what had happened the better it was getting. Plus, there was the chance for her to speak with Kaeos...

...her head to him in a brief but respectable manner before heading inside with her fingers sliding out of his grip at the last possible moment. ********************************************* The ride back seemed quicker than the journey to the palace. With all the thoughts and arrangements...

He flinched, the female a bit taken aback by the retreat from her touch. Considering that they were surrounded by people and could not speak openly, the reaction was not something she found very pleasant. Is he upset by the news? Does the thought of being tied for me make his skin crawl and his...

There was further deliberation. Quiet whispering amongst the trusted advisor and the Emperor about the contents of the letter. The Greek, Narcissus, frowned so deeply that a trough of skin formed between his eyes from the furrowing of his brows. The Emperor on the other hand maintained a calm...

His eyes scanned over her hungrily, although whether it was a glance of lust or mere intent focus Valerie could not decide. While she knew he was frail, it was hard not to think so from the physical and verbal disabilities that he could not hide. However, it was in his passing gaze that Valerie...