The Curia

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.... He beckoned his assistant Quintus Sertorius over. For a fleeting second, Quintus thought he noticed a slight moistness in his liege's eyes, but as soon as Appius turned to him fully it was gone....

....I would like to denounce Caius Aurelius' supporters as being mere yes-men at best, and part of a conspiracy at worst....

Avlvs laughed loud out. "Didn't I warn you, dear fathers of the republic? Before this Senatorial Session took place, I predicted that certain senatores would denounce their political enemies, if they ran out of better arguments. And there you see it! I was right. I should really make an application as an Augur instead of fighting Rome's enemies."

Many senators laughed, Avlvs sat down and shook his head, still laughing. "My god, what a born fool", he thought.