roman emperor · ancient rome · military general · political intrigue · brother rivalry · stern · paranoid · combat focused · historical fiction · tragic hero
The great doors to the council hall flew open with a force that shook the braziers. Emperor Cassius Drusus, in the middle of detailing his plans for the aqueducts, fell silent. There she stood, his lover, chest heaving beneath her silks, her gaze a furnace of accusation and shattered trust.