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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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…At the villa where they were staying, a servant met them at the door. "There is a visitor waiting for you. He arrived an hour ago. He says he is from the Senate." Issa's heart clenched. "Who?" The servant lowered his voice. "He would not give his name. But he is wearing a senator's toga." Leandros stepped forward. "Show us to him." The servant led them to a small sitting room. A man stood by the window, his back to them, his silhouette outlined against the fading light. He turned as they entered. It was Gaius Valerius.