Chapter 20
Chapter 20
Issa and Leandros enter the Senate house in Rome, where a new envoy from Alexandria presents the missing oracle scroll. A revelation about Issa's mother changes everything, but Gaius Valerius makes a final move that forces them to choose between truth and safety.
The Senate house loomed before them, its marble columns pale against the blue sky. Issa felt the weight of every step as she climbed the broad stairs, Leandros at her side, Marcus following with his walking stick clicking against the stone.
At the entrance, a clerk in Senate livery barred their way. "Your names?"
"Issa of the House of Isis. Leandros of the House of Leandros. We were summoned."
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