Marius' Mules: Prelude to War
“He should be here by now.’Behind him, the rankers-become-tribunes Fabius and Furius sat either side of a rustic table, rolling two ivory dice and moving coins around between them, apparently arbitrarily as far as Priscus could see. Fabius paused to nurse his bad hand as Furius flicked the dice across the table and turned to the prefect standing in the window.‘How long do we give him before we go check?’Priscus tapped the windowsill irritably. The truth was that he wasn’t over-certain himself.‘D...oing so is dangerous. You know that. We need to try and keep our visits to a minimum.’‘How much more dangerous can it be than not knowing what’s happening and wondering whether the next time you open the door there might be a dozen sickle-wielding druids outside with a wicker cage?’Priscus’ drumming fingers increased their pace and strength as he looked this way and that through the window. The ‘farm’ as they knew it had once been just that. A couple of months ago its owners had moved away, escorted by a half dozen Remi cavalry.MoreLess
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