Danger in the Wind
“We set off early, because now that I knew Lucius wasn’t at Isurium there was no need to delay our arrival till late afternoon. Eburacum was busy, and the main highway northwest had plenty of traffic on it. Most of it was military, soldiers marching along in formation, cavalry trotting by and forcing civilians to give way to them in their usual arrogant fashion. Almost all of it was heading north towards the distant frontier, though we met one long convoy of army supply wagons coming southward, ...complete with a mounted escort. From the smell of them, they were carrying freshly tanned hides. The gods know how the drivers stood the stench. I was glad they weren’t going in our direction. If you’re unlucky you can get stuck behind a wagon train like that for miles. We reached Isurium in midafternoon, and drove straight to the fort to ask directions to Jovina’s house in the village. As we approached the big main gate I had a pleasant feeling of anticipation, almost of homecoming. All the forts in the Empire are built along the same lines, whether large or small, on a frontier or in peaceful countryside.MoreLess
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