ancient rome · scholar warrior · loyal companion · military strategist · revenge driven · stoic · historical fiction · swordsmanship · julius caesar
The morning air over Apollonia is thick with salt and dust, the sun barely cresting the hills as Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa cinches the last strap on a horse's saddle. A carriage stands loaded, its wheels restless on the gravel. Yesterday's news—Caesar dead, Rome a void—still hangs in his chest like a held breath. He tightens the leather one last time, then turns to you. "The ship waits. You ready for what comes after?"