Conspiracy of Eagles by S.J.A. Turney
Author:S.J.A. Turney
Language: nld
Format: mobi
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
ROME
Lucilia smiled. âFather has such old-fashioned tastes. I tried to get him to buy a statue of Priapus or âPan and a goatâ for the atrium, but he refused. So weâre stuck with a bust of my great grandfather who, to be quite honest, does not appear to have been a particularly handsome man. Who wants a party in such surroundings, I ask you?â
Faleria laughed lightly.
âSuch statues as you favour might well lead to the kind of party that youâd be well advised to avoid, while your husband-to-be is still absent fighting the enemies of the Republic. Let us concentrate on the important things. The wine is already taken care of, but we need to order the meats, cheeses and fruit at least this afternoon. And before we head back, we should see what musicians are for hire. No offence to your fatherâs household, but if I have to listen to that wailing cat of a piper again I shall stuff his pipes with his own innards.â
Lucilia grinned. âPerhaps we should head onto the Aventine and see how your house is coming on? Most of the roof should have been replaced this week.â
The older of the two shrugged. âIf thereâs time. The work will go on whether observed or not.â
The pair turned into the side street, the noise of the forum fading a little behind them as the buildings muffled the din. Faleria frowned as she glanced back over her shoulder.
âWhereâs that useless Thracian? If heâs gone off on his own your father will have him flogged!â
Lucilia turned to look and her shriek was cut off sharply as a sack fell over her head and tightened around her neck, a pair of strong hands grasping her wrists and yanking them up painfully behind her. She tried desperately to call out to Faleria from the suffocating, blinding confines of the sack, but was instantly aware of the cries of anger and pain from her friend, apparently being similarly manhandled.
More hands grasped her shoulders and elbows and pushed her, almost knocking her from her feet. She was vaguely aware of the distinctive sounds of Faleria struggling and cursing their attackers and bit down on the fear and panic that threatened to overwhelm her, concentrating instead on yanking an elbow free from someoneâs grip and then landing it in someoneâs stomach. She was rewarded with a rush of air and a groan, but then the hands tightened around her and she found herself totally restricted and all-but carried, her toes brushing the ground as she moved.
The only indications that the pair had been dragged and carried inside a building were the oppressive heat of an unventilated room and the further muffling of the background city noises. The sudden change in environment also allowed Lucilia to pay better attention to the more intimate sounds as they were shuffled along corridors, through rooms and, towards the end, down a short flight of stairs.
She could identify at least five sets of footsteps and there were three
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