Invasion (Tales of the Empire Book 5) by S.J.A. Turney

Author:S.J.A. Turney [Turney, S.J.A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781911420613
Publisher: Canelo
Published: 2017-02-19T18:00:00+00:00

Part Four

The Three Tribunes

As the three legions converged on their goal in the north, so did they draw closer to their fate. War was being waged on my island, between native and invader, as well as between the aggressors themselves. At the same time, inside, I felt the old war being waged in my heart. I was aiding these men in assimilating my homeland into their cold, materialistic empire. I knew that my actions and my encouragement would destroy our old ways and replace them with heated floors, marble statues, and tax men.

I had power. I could have stopped them, if I’d wanted, and part of me did want that. It is no easy thing to turn one’s back on one’s heritage, but sometimes it is best to remember that one cannot walk safely forwards while looking back. It was Alba’s destiny to fall to the empire. It would happen eventually. I could have stopped this particular victory, yes, but these were good men, and their success would be subtle and sympathetic. If I stopped them then the next time, when I was not around to intervene, it might be men like Volentius or Crito in command. Better the velvet glove than the armoured gauntlet.

And so I led the Vulture Legion to the River Aora, where I now knew from the casting of bones the other legions to be waiting.

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