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<blockquote data-quote="Orichalcum" data-source="post: 1142619" data-attributes="member: 3722"><p><strong>Fifth Session: All Roads Fifth Post: All Gaul</strong></p><p></p><p>During the questioning of Divico, we had learned that his contact Sycorax was currently on the road from northern Gaul, bringing more gold and crossbows. We contemplated attempting to ambush him, but decided that it was best to head straight for Rome - after all, no one wanted to miss Cimbrus' Triumph.</p><p></p><p></p><p> So, we set off along the Roman roads towards Massilia, the southeastern port city of Gaul where we could catch a fast ship to Ostia, the port of Roma. Also, it turned out that Cornelia’s cousins, the Cornelii Nepotes, lived in Massilia, so we could visit them, and save some money on expensive lodging, along the way. </p><p></p><p></p><p> The trip across Gaul was expected to be uneventful. However, my partner Meloch and Heilyn the smith provided more than enough excitement for several such treks. Heilyn began by speaking to Kaspar the Xth, Meloch’s newly purchased goat, and encouraging the creature to buck and throw us on every occasion. Obviously, it was necessary to retaliate – while Meloch’s behavior back in Duonon was certainly rash and careless, I still stand by my partner. So we put burrs underneath Heilyn’s saddle, and then he oversalted our food...and, well, matters escalated until Metellus and Cornelia started chastising us and Heilyn threatened to cut off my tail or even kill me! </p><p> </p><p></p><p> By the time we reached Massilia, most of us were barely talking to each other. There had been some time for some important conversations, however. Marcus, irritated at nearly everyone, has spent his time studying the roads, and has come to an interesting discovery: the Roman roads in Gaul are not nearly as well kept as they should be for early spring. Normally, the legions in winter camp have the duty of trodding down the roads and maintaining the milestones in proper condition; here, grass is growing up between the stones, and some of the markers are difficult to read. Marcus develops various theories about the reasons for this, but no one pays much attention to him. </p><p></p><p></p><p> Cornelia tells Melech, who tells Llyr, about a conversation she had with her aunt Petronilla before leaving Londinium. Apparently, the gossip in Londinium over the fall and winter was that Hadriana’s sudden pregnancy after eleven years of marriage was not caused by renewed affection for Cimbrus. In fact, the rumor’s been spreading that the father of the new Imperial heiress is none other than the handsome young tribune Metellus. Metellus, meanwhile, has gotten a letter from his father in Rome, conveying much the same message, and a warning to be careful; he has told nobody. Melech begins spreading rumors that Metellus and Cornelia, rather than Hadriana, are involved; it is unclear that this helps anything.</p><p>Everyone except Metellus, Marcus, Wena, and Heilyn get more or less involved in a conspiracy to protect Metellus' reputation.</p><p></p><p></p><p> Llyr, Wena, and Melech also spend their spare time investigating the pearl merchant Verix, who continues to travel with us. They have become suspicious after noticing that he frequently sends letters through the normally official Imperial Postal Service; finally, Melech makes Llyr invisible and Llyr sneaks in to read a letter received from Rome over Verix’s shoulder. (N.B.: Interfering with the Imperial Post is punishable by death.) The letter turns out to be from Verix’s patron, Licinia Luculla, who is also Cornelia’s mother; it thanks Verix for the information about Cornelia and the exciting story about the sea serpent. Verix later tells Cornelia about their connection, and she learns a bit more about her mother, whom Verix highly admires.</p><p></p><p>Note: Cerebral Paladin points out that at this point you readers have enough information to make a guess about some of the larger political developments going on back in Rome. Care to hazard any suggestions?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Orichalcum, post: 1142619, member: 3722"] [b]Fifth Session: All Roads Fifth Post: All Gaul[/b] During the questioning of Divico, we had learned that his contact Sycorax was currently on the road from northern Gaul, bringing more gold and crossbows. We contemplated attempting to ambush him, but decided that it was best to head straight for Rome - after all, no one wanted to miss Cimbrus' Triumph. So, we set off along the Roman roads towards Massilia, the southeastern port city of Gaul where we could catch a fast ship to Ostia, the port of Roma. Also, it turned out that Cornelia’s cousins, the Cornelii Nepotes, lived in Massilia, so we could visit them, and save some money on expensive lodging, along the way. The trip across Gaul was expected to be uneventful. However, my partner Meloch and Heilyn the smith provided more than enough excitement for several such treks. Heilyn began by speaking to Kaspar the Xth, Meloch’s newly purchased goat, and encouraging the creature to buck and throw us on every occasion. Obviously, it was necessary to retaliate – while Meloch’s behavior back in Duonon was certainly rash and careless, I still stand by my partner. So we put burrs underneath Heilyn’s saddle, and then he oversalted our food...and, well, matters escalated until Metellus and Cornelia started chastising us and Heilyn threatened to cut off my tail or even kill me! By the time we reached Massilia, most of us were barely talking to each other. There had been some time for some important conversations, however. Marcus, irritated at nearly everyone, has spent his time studying the roads, and has come to an interesting discovery: the Roman roads in Gaul are not nearly as well kept as they should be for early spring. Normally, the legions in winter camp have the duty of trodding down the roads and maintaining the milestones in proper condition; here, grass is growing up between the stones, and some of the markers are difficult to read. Marcus develops various theories about the reasons for this, but no one pays much attention to him. Cornelia tells Melech, who tells Llyr, about a conversation she had with her aunt Petronilla before leaving Londinium. Apparently, the gossip in Londinium over the fall and winter was that Hadriana’s sudden pregnancy after eleven years of marriage was not caused by renewed affection for Cimbrus. In fact, the rumor’s been spreading that the father of the new Imperial heiress is none other than the handsome young tribune Metellus. Metellus, meanwhile, has gotten a letter from his father in Rome, conveying much the same message, and a warning to be careful; he has told nobody. Melech begins spreading rumors that Metellus and Cornelia, rather than Hadriana, are involved; it is unclear that this helps anything. Everyone except Metellus, Marcus, Wena, and Heilyn get more or less involved in a conspiracy to protect Metellus' reputation. Llyr, Wena, and Melech also spend their spare time investigating the pearl merchant Verix, who continues to travel with us. They have become suspicious after noticing that he frequently sends letters through the normally official Imperial Postal Service; finally, Melech makes Llyr invisible and Llyr sneaks in to read a letter received from Rome over Verix’s shoulder. (N.B.: Interfering with the Imperial Post is punishable by death.) The letter turns out to be from Verix’s patron, Licinia Luculla, who is also Cornelia’s mother; it thanks Verix for the information about Cornelia and the exciting story about the sea serpent. Verix later tells Cornelia about their connection, and she learns a bit more about her mother, whom Verix highly admires. Note: Cerebral Paladin points out that at this point you readers have enough information to make a guess about some of the larger political developments going on back in Rome. Care to hazard any suggestions? [/QUOTE]
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