Welcome to the City of Rome

[Dracos]

The guard looked carefully at the seal and nodded, "You may pass."

He turned opening the gate and allowing Salvius in.  "Complete your business in haste, Servant of Mars."

Dracos

[Carthrat]

"My thanks," replies Salvius, marching forward into the elaborate building..

[Dracos]

Heading into the building he was guided to and fro, eventually being allowed to enter the presence of Emperor Regilius who turned from the window to see him.  Emperor Regilius was a towering man, dressed immaculantly in ceramonial armor.  A hint of steely gray brushed his beard and hair, his eyes hawklike as he examined Salvius as he entered.

Dracos

[Carthrat]

"Greetings, my liege," says Salvius, bowing deeply. "I bring a message from the High Priest of Mars. May his light shine upon you and bring you victory in all pursuits."

[Dracos]

"And may his spear never fail you."  The emperor took the missive, cracking the seal and glancing over it.  "You may depart, I will send one of my own messagers to the High Priest later."

Dracos

[Carthrat]

Salvius bows again, and takes his leave, returning to the temple to pray a bit and have some dinner.

[Sunhawk]

Bran willingly hands over ten solidi, and then, after being healed, asks where his companions went, and then goes off to find them, feeling quite depressed.  What glory has he found in being mauled by lions, killing a couple of thugs in an alley and some little shrimpy... things, and then getting stabbed in the back by a thieving coward?

[Dracos]

Bran, in an apparent bout of depression, follows Luciano back to the inn.

Do you guys eat and rest there?

Dracos

[Corwin]

Luciano heads for the inn, ordering himself some lunch.

[Sunhawk]

Bran sits down beside Luciano and gets some food (MEAT!) himself.

[Dracos]

Luciano promptly gets lunch at the usual cost.

Dracos

[Corwin]

Full, Luciano orders a room at the inn for the night, to rest and heal.

[Dracos]

Yay, and assuming they rest the rest of the night...it's a brand new day...

Salvius, you hear a knocking on your door.

Dracos

[Carthrat]

"It's open," calls the priest, just finishing his morning prayers.

[Dracos]

A priest enters, "Greetings Salvius.  I hope the morning finds you well?"

Dracos