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Alea Iacta Story Hour: A Mythic Rome Campaign (Baby Announcement: 8/17)
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<blockquote data-quote="Meloch the Pygmy" data-source="post: 3004396" data-attributes="member: 14538"><p>It wasn't easy, deciding to die. At first it seemed the only way out of getting tortured and shaming Domina Cornelia -- and after so completely botching the theft of Publicola's toga, it seemed the least I could do. I had been looking for the opportunity for days. Ideally an opportunity that wouldn't actually <em>kill</em> me, but you know, I would have considered the other sort, too.</p><p></p><p>I managed to hide my intentions from Shast. He's better suited to life in a villa than on the road -- and I wanted him to make sure Cornelia was all right. Then, just before the fight at the Coliseum, Publicola agreed to drop the suit. That was a bit of a shock. It looked like I wouldn't be tortured after all.</p><p></p><p>But I realized I was still a liability to Cornelia. She had learned all she needed to know from me; in fact, she was picking things up faster than I could teach them. Now she needed respectability -- to settle down, whether as a Roman matron or a Brigante queen. I would only get in the way. Besides, it was only a matter of time before her mother had me murdered for stumbling onto the family secret.</p><p></p><p>And the real clincher: I was getting tired of killing frightened slaves and little girls. We'd removed the real threat to Roma with Scaevola. Did that leave some Celts who feared and hated the Empire still wandering around? Of course... and frankly it's hard to blame them. I didn't relish becoming Caesar's special squad for Celt removal. That sort of dirty little war can go on forever.</p><p></p><p>So I took the opportunity to make my escape. A touchy business -- if that roof had come down a second sooner, Heilyn would have had one very embarrassed spirit to talk to after all. But it worked, I got out invisibly, and I thought I'd never see Cornelia and the rest of the group again. </p><p></p><p>Shast's message reached me when I was about to take ship at Ostia. Say what you will about my loyalty, I would never leave Domina Cornelia in danger. I flew to the tomb of that ghastly old Roman and invisibly backed up Llyr and Metellus while they dispatched him again. And then... it's hard to say what possessed me. It had always been a bit of a sore point with me that Metellus didn't give Domina Cornelia the attention she deserved. And that he resisted my love charm on the previous occasions I'd shot him -- the only spell effects he <em>ever</em> managed to resist, I might add.</p><p></p><p>So I thought I'd put the decision in Cornelia's hands. Metellus is awfully... well, Roman, and I wouldn't want him as <em>my </em>husband. Especially not with Llyr as the other choice. But Cornelia's always been a bit taken with Metellus, I think, and it was my last chance to sway the situation. Oh, gods, the sight of Metellus down on one knee was worth it all. I do hope Shast finds a way to send me word on what happens next.</p><p></p><p>For now, fair readers, I bid you a hasty adieu. I imagine the old witch will be taking measures to confirm my death, and I want to be leagues from here when she realizes I'm still hale and hearty.</p><p></p><p>***</p><p></p><p>PS: thank you, Ori, for once again brightening my Afghanistan (and now London) days with Alea updates! It was a pleasure to play, and it's been a pleasure to read.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Meloch the Pygmy, post: 3004396, member: 14538"] It wasn't easy, deciding to die. At first it seemed the only way out of getting tortured and shaming Domina Cornelia -- and after so completely botching the theft of Publicola's toga, it seemed the least I could do. I had been looking for the opportunity for days. Ideally an opportunity that wouldn't actually [I]kill[/I] me, but you know, I would have considered the other sort, too. I managed to hide my intentions from Shast. He's better suited to life in a villa than on the road -- and I wanted him to make sure Cornelia was all right. Then, just before the fight at the Coliseum, Publicola agreed to drop the suit. That was a bit of a shock. It looked like I wouldn't be tortured after all. But I realized I was still a liability to Cornelia. She had learned all she needed to know from me; in fact, she was picking things up faster than I could teach them. Now she needed respectability -- to settle down, whether as a Roman matron or a Brigante queen. I would only get in the way. Besides, it was only a matter of time before her mother had me murdered for stumbling onto the family secret. And the real clincher: I was getting tired of killing frightened slaves and little girls. We'd removed the real threat to Roma with Scaevola. Did that leave some Celts who feared and hated the Empire still wandering around? Of course... and frankly it's hard to blame them. I didn't relish becoming Caesar's special squad for Celt removal. That sort of dirty little war can go on forever. So I took the opportunity to make my escape. A touchy business -- if that roof had come down a second sooner, Heilyn would have had one very embarrassed spirit to talk to after all. But it worked, I got out invisibly, and I thought I'd never see Cornelia and the rest of the group again. Shast's message reached me when I was about to take ship at Ostia. Say what you will about my loyalty, I would never leave Domina Cornelia in danger. I flew to the tomb of that ghastly old Roman and invisibly backed up Llyr and Metellus while they dispatched him again. And then... it's hard to say what possessed me. It had always been a bit of a sore point with me that Metellus didn't give Domina Cornelia the attention she deserved. And that he resisted my love charm on the previous occasions I'd shot him -- the only spell effects he [I]ever[/I] managed to resist, I might add. So I thought I'd put the decision in Cornelia's hands. Metellus is awfully... well, Roman, and I wouldn't want him as [I]my [/I]husband. Especially not with Llyr as the other choice. But Cornelia's always been a bit taken with Metellus, I think, and it was my last chance to sway the situation. Oh, gods, the sight of Metellus down on one knee was worth it all. I do hope Shast finds a way to send me word on what happens next. For now, fair readers, I bid you a hasty adieu. I imagine the old witch will be taking measures to confirm my death, and I want to be leagues from here when she realizes I'm still hale and hearty. *** PS: thank you, Ori, for once again brightening my Afghanistan (and now London) days with Alea updates! It was a pleasure to play, and it's been a pleasure to read. [/QUOTE]
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