The Patrician
“She was tired. She was hot. She was hungry. Gods, when had she not been hungry? Even the berries they’d eaten hours earlier had failed to fill the painful hollow of her stomach.
Berries and water. That was all the sustenance they’d had for the past three days. She grit her teeth as Jared reached to scratch his back—pulling her other arm in the process. Then, she had been a slave of the Romans, subject to a cruel and indifferent master. Now, she was stuck with another one, who was just as demand...ing and possibly more arrogant. If she didn’t know better, she’d swear he was a Roman.
Traveling under the protective cover of night, they’d managed to elude capture by Baal and his minions, though now and again she thought she heard the distant howl of the dogs. Jared would growl at her, telling her her imagination was playing tricks. But she noticed him looking over his shoulder more than once.
Taking advantage of the vilicus’ assumption that they would take the easiest path downstream, Jared had led them on a relentless course in the opposite direction.MoreLess
Berries and water. That was all the sustenance they’d had for the past three days. She grit her teeth as Jared reached to scratch his back—pulling her other arm in the process. Then, she had been a slave of the Romans, subject to a cruel and indifferent master. Now, she was stuck with another one, who was just as demand...ing and possibly more arrogant. If she didn’t know better, she’d swear he was a Roman.
Traveling under the protective cover of night, they’d managed to elude capture by Baal and his minions, though now and again she thought she heard the distant howl of the dogs. Jared would growl at her, telling her her imagination was playing tricks. But she noticed him looking over his shoulder more than once.
Taking advantage of the vilicus’ assumption that they would take the easiest path downstream, Jared had led them on a relentless course in the opposite direction.MoreLess
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