Early One Morning by D. S

Author:D. S.
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: DarkMoon Publishing

Day of Mercury – V

Julia had been asleep for several hours by the time the knock came at her door. Caius had come and gone, grumbling all the while about being deprived of his mistress’ holiday. When it was clear that the high priestess would not be invited to dinner, the slave found her some food, assisted her in the bathing chamber, plaited her hair and put her to bed. The knock came again, harder this time, but Julia was opening the door before Caius was even a quarter of the way across the room.

“The prefect will see you in ten minutes,” announced the soldier in the corridor.

“Ten minutes?” Caius echoed. “The only thing Dominus Pontius is going to see in ten minutes is his foot in your asinæ! It’s going to take three times that long if I’m to prepare Domina Julia by myself!”

“I will let the dominus know that you are coming.”

The door closed and the bar slid back into place. Caius stared at it in disbelief.

“How the f—”

“Never mind that,” interrupted Julia. “I don’t know what he was thinking, but I’m going to be a mess. There is no time to heat the tongs, I have no idea what there is in here to wear—if anything…cosmetics…no clue…”

“I wasn’t really paying attention before, but this is where Lady Claudia stays when she and Lord Pontius sleep apart. There should be limited clothing, jewelry and cosmetics in here.”

Caius went and rummaged through a chest on the far wall. “Don’t worry about your hair…I braided it tightly enough that it should fall down your shoulders in waves. There’s no time to pin it or do too much else with it.”

“I found some madder and…I don’t know what this stuff is…”

When the soldier returned, he stood in the doorway for a moment, as if slightly stunned.

“Will the prefect see me now?” prompted the high priestess.

“Y-yes. Of course, Domina.”

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