Empress of the Seven Hills
“Within four days Sabina had the first wagon to herself and all the other wives found excuses to ride in the second.
“What on earth did you do to them?” Hadrian ducked his head as he entered.
“Left the shutters open so I could see out.” Sabina looked up from the nest she had made for herself: a cushion for her back, a fur over her knees, a dog at her feet, and a scroll in her lap. “Enjoying the fresh air is apparently a criminal offense. I might also have told a few stories about cannibal German... tribesmen who burned women alive in wicker cages.”
“Did you have to do that?” Hadrian said mildly.
“After four days of listening to their complaints about disobedient children and thieving slaves? Never mind the German cannibals, I wanted to burn those wretched women alive in wicker cages.”
Hadrian gave his faint flick of a smile, stripping off his gloves and giving them to the dog to chew. He already wore his legate’s cloak and breastplate, and very handsome he looked in it too.MoreLess
“What on earth did you do to them?” Hadrian ducked his head as he entered.
“Left the shutters open so I could see out.” Sabina looked up from the nest she had made for herself: a cushion for her back, a fur over her knees, a dog at her feet, and a scroll in her lap. “Enjoying the fresh air is apparently a criminal offense. I might also have told a few stories about cannibal German... tribesmen who burned women alive in wicker cages.”
“Did you have to do that?” Hadrian said mildly.
“After four days of listening to their complaints about disobedient children and thieving slaves? Never mind the German cannibals, I wanted to burn those wretched women alive in wicker cages.”
Hadrian gave his faint flick of a smile, stripping off his gloves and giving them to the dog to chew. He already wore his legate’s cloak and breastplate, and very handsome he looked in it too.MoreLess
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