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Fire beneath the stone
CHAPTER ONE - THE TWO HOUSES Begin: Pompeii at high summer. We are introduced to the House of Leandros - Roman with ties to Alexandria - and the House of Isis - Issa's family, Greek-Egyptian with ties to Rome. Both prominent, both in the…
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…"You are bold for a woman of your age." "I am bold because I have nothing left to lose. My city is ash. My friend is dead. My family's name is at your mercy. The truth is all I have, and I will not surrender it lightly." Leandros stepped forward to stand beside her. "She speaks for both of us." The commissioner looked at them, his hard face unreadable. Then he nodded. "We will hear your evidence. But know this: if you are lying, the penalty is death." Issa swallowed. "I am not lying." "We shall see." She reached into her satchel and pulled out the first scroll. Her hands were shaking, but she forced them still. The hearing began.