Chapter 9
Chapter 9 - The Answer to Caesar
In the courtyard of the cousins' house in Alexandria, Issa reveals she has the letters from Rome, Greece, and Egypt that prove the warnings about Vesuvius were real. She and Leandros present their defense before the prefect and the Alexandrian council, facing accusations of theft and conspiracy. The scrolls from the hidden chamber become their evidence, and they secure a conditional freedom while the council deliberates. A new threat emerges when a Roman official demands the scrolls be surrendered to Caesar.
The messenger's footsteps faded down the street, but the silence he left behind pressed against Issa's ears like water. She stood at the edge of the fountain, her hands trembling, and watched the ripples spread across the surface.
Leandros remained seated on the stone rim, his elbows on his knees, his head bowed. Marcus had gone inside to inform the cousins. The courtyard felt too large, too open, as if the walls had pulled away and left them exposed.
"Issa." Leandros's voice was quiet. "We should prepare."
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