Norbanus rose, holding a scroll in his hand.


"Dear members of the Senate. In my hand I hold a message of my fellow Tribunus Plebis, the honourable Qvintvs Aemilivs Regillvs. I shall read it aloud on his behest."

Norbanus took a deep breath

"Conscript Fathers. During the last congressional session in our beloved session, you have all agreed there were some necessary changes to be made. Changes which have been proposed and approved. Yet few things have been done to make those changes possible. By information of the Consul of the Legions, we still not have the necessary facilities to complete our legions to the regulated composition. I hereby want to remind the ones responsable, to take IMMEDIATE measures to amend this problem. Keeping in mind that the Lex Aemiliae Reformatae will come into effect in only a few years, we must be ready to apply them in full.

Qvintvs Aemilivs, Tribvnvs Plebis" norbanus ended. puffing. He took one last gaze around the Curia, hoping Quintus' petition had driven its point home.