No gladiators, legions, nor barbarians. Discover how the fleeting presence of the Emperor acts as a catalyst to entwine lives, ambitions, and betrayals.
Britain AD 210.
Emperor Severus passes through Bremetennacum without ceremony on a tour to bolster his flagging popularity. He is distributing overdue pay to the military and administrators in the north and while he visits Eburacum (York), two wagons laden with gold and silver coin will stay inside the local fort..
Nothing too extraordinary, one would think, but so many lives will change and non more so than that of Adwen Finval.
He clashes with the fort Commander. The action of being ejected from their home kills his widowed father. So begins Adwen's journey in search of justice.
Conspirators emerge to assassinate the Emperor and come to the attention of the infamous Praetorian Guard.
A bandit gang have the guts for a raid on the fort but Adwen's subtle ruse is more feasible than all-out attack.
This is not a story of just one man, it encompasses the manipulation, lies, murder and adultery amongst those who are swept into the maelstrom.
There are winners and losers but Adwen intends to be a winner with love and riches as his prize.
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