"She had tried to find the high priest and bring him back to you in chains, to prove her innocence and win back her place as high priestess." The...
Quintus considers the idea, but discards it before long. The short term benefits might be good, but the damage to his reputation, and the creation...
Hashiyum moves out to implement the trap, as the priestess and warrior enter the room. The young acolyte bows deeply, inadvertently showing off...
"You'll have to find that out." She shrugs. As he looks over to where Ouei and Barbarous went, he sees that three of the other men have been...
She takes the drink gladly. "Not disappointed, just interested. I like learning about you, seeing how you act." She shrugs. "I doubt they'd mind...
"As soon as possible. Best to strike before the traitors can solidify any control."
"I await your summons." She gets up and leaves. Several hours go past, with Hashiyum sending up occasional status reports, saying that she's...
"You ask me to go with some brute?" She looks offended for a moment, before she chuckles. "I suppose he does look like the rough sort. And I do...
"Very well." He agrees to the plan.
"Because of recent events. My girls had no opinion on them beforehand." She shakes her head.
She moves forwards slightly. "Indeed, Aulus. There's a thrill to being helpless, at the mercy of someone whose power over you is absolute." She...
He gives her a nod. "Fair advice." He grins at the joke. "I plan to take back my army, and dispose of those who tried to betray me."
The woman stands, as do her bodyguards. "Amazons are always keen for a fight, Governor. Morale is good, they just don't trust the Nubians."
The Egyptian gives him a seductive look, reminding him of the way Maat tends to look at him, but with a slightly harder 'edge' to her expression,...
"That might be more entertaining." She chuckles. "But I see your point."
"She believes me to be an avatar of the gods." He shrugs. "Perhaps I am, I don't know. I did return from the dead, after all." He chuckles. "If...
Ouei chuckles. "Perhaps your gods don't approve of it, but to the gods of my land? Such unions are holy." She drinks some more. "You remind me...
"Not that I can think of, no." She shakes her head.
"Let's just say, Flavia works for me, now." He drops the name of one of Flavia's senatorial allies that he wasn't aware of. "I have the names of...
Ouei sits, and begins to speak, surprising herself with how open she's being. Perhaps she just hasn't had anyone to talk to frankly in a long...
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