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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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…The streets of Rome were a chaos of carts, pedestrians, and animals. The driver navigated with practiced skill, threading through the throng until they reached the Forum, where the Senate house stood at the center of the city's political life. The carriage stopped. Marcus looked at them, his expression grave but not without hope. "This is it," he said. "Whatever comes, remember who you are. Remember what you have survived." Issa took a deep breath. Leandros squeezed her hand. Together, they stepped down from the carriage and walked toward the Senate house, the weight of the missing scroll pressing against Issa's heart, but the warmth of Leandros's hand steadying her every step.