By Rosemary Rowe
A Libertus secret of Roman Britain - the wedding of a former vestal virgin is usually an enormous occasion, so the expected arrival of one of these bride in Glevum is the excuse for a good extra lavish dinner party than ordinary at the Emperor’s birthday banquet. even though, while Audelia’s coated carriage ultimately arrives, the girl in query is nowhere to be chanced on. Libertus investigates and makes a grotesque discovery, suggesting that Druid rebels could have been concerned. but if one other woman disappears, Libertus unearths himself in a race opposed to time to make sure the protection of the ‘vanishing vestals’.
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Besides, I told myself, there are often other sorts of recompense, though usually ones which do not cost him anything: my two slaves for instance, had come to me this way. So I smiled with an appearance of good grace and climbed into the chair beside him as proposed. It was rather cramped in there – most litters are designed to carry one man at a time, and it was hard to squeeze into the space at all, let alone to keep my head below my patron’s all the time, as etiquette required. However I managed to insinuate myself into the gap between his feet by kneeling rather uncomfortably on the floor.
Today, however, there was an even more impressive sight than usual. Someone had provided an enormous bull with gilded horns – a splendid creature, white from head to tail. One of the attendants had just appeared with it, and was leading it by a scarlet halter around its neck, at the head of a procession of civic dignitaries followed by a choir singing loyal hymns of praise and a young minstrel strumming on a lute. They moved towards the altar where the chief Imperial priest, the sevir Augustalis, stood awaiting them: a hooded figure in a reddish-purple robe, with the bronze diadem of his office barely visible beneath the hood.
Masters, forgive me, I could not help but overhear. It is possible that I could assist the citizen. ’ It was impertinent for a slave to interrupt but Marcus offered no rebuke. His face cleared instantly. ‘A good suggestion, Fiscus. You’ll attend this citizen and show him where to go – treat him as your master till I instruct you otherwise. ’ He motioned to his other pages, a pair of matching blond boys, who were waiting by the wall, and went to turn away. I prevented him from leaving by falling on one knee so that he was obliged to present me with his ring to kiss.