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Part 5: Cassia
Jasmine and Cassia walked through the gate and into the city. “Well,” said Cassia, “that was an experience! I’d never expected to help crucify anyone!”
“Thank you, for being there, Cassia.”
“S’okay. I’ll say one thing, I can understand why you were so fond of them. They were lovely girls. Such a shame. So, what’s this about them being innocent? Do tell!”
“I’ve known them for years, Cassia. They wouldn’t hurt a fly. And they were quite fond of my father, despite….despite…”
“Despite the fact that he fucked them?”
“Do you have to be so graphic? But yes, despite that. They were his property, anyway. He could do what he liked with them, and they accepted that.”
“So, who did kill your father?”
“Marcus. I’m sure.”
“Your horrible brother?”
“Half-brother,” Jasmine corrected. The fact that she and Marcus didn’t share a mother was important to her.
“But you let them crucify those lovely girls anyway? Shame on you!”
Jasmine exploded. “Shame on me? Shame on me? I’ll tell you something, Cassia. My half-brother is an evil, vicious bastard. He’s got the Proconsul wound around his little finger. Watch him. He’s dangerous. I tried, the gods know that I tried. ‘It’s not a woman’s place to get involved in matters of Justice.’ That what that sycophant Proconsul said. Bastards. I hate the lot of them.”
“I see. I’m sorry, I didn’t mean…”
“Forget it Cass. I’m the one that should be sorry. You were right. Shame on me. How can I have walked back through that gate and left those girls hanging there? I’m going to have it out with Marcus, and I’m going to make him have them taken down, before it’s too late!”
“Jasmine, I….”
“’Shame on me!’ You said it yourself! Shame on me!”
“Jasmine, please don’t overreact, I shouldn’t have said it. I didn’t mean it! Please, just calm down and think about this rationally! Your brother is dangerous! You said so!”
“HALF-Brother! Read my lips! Half Brother!”
“Jasmine! Please!”
“Bye, Cassia. Thanks for being my friend. Bye.”
She raced off. Cassia watched her go, heart pounding. That had not gone well. She’d been hoping to coax Jasmine into bed. No chance of that, now, and she had an awful feeling that she had just made a dreadful mistake.
Jasmine and Cassia walked through the gate and into the city. “Well,” said Cassia, “that was an experience! I’d never expected to help crucify anyone!”
“Thank you, for being there, Cassia.”
“S’okay. I’ll say one thing, I can understand why you were so fond of them. They were lovely girls. Such a shame. So, what’s this about them being innocent? Do tell!”
“I’ve known them for years, Cassia. They wouldn’t hurt a fly. And they were quite fond of my father, despite….despite…”
“Despite the fact that he fucked them?”
“Do you have to be so graphic? But yes, despite that. They were his property, anyway. He could do what he liked with them, and they accepted that.”
“So, who did kill your father?”
“Marcus. I’m sure.”
“Your horrible brother?”
“Half-brother,” Jasmine corrected. The fact that she and Marcus didn’t share a mother was important to her.
“But you let them crucify those lovely girls anyway? Shame on you!”
Jasmine exploded. “Shame on me? Shame on me? I’ll tell you something, Cassia. My half-brother is an evil, vicious bastard. He’s got the Proconsul wound around his little finger. Watch him. He’s dangerous. I tried, the gods know that I tried. ‘It’s not a woman’s place to get involved in matters of Justice.’ That what that sycophant Proconsul said. Bastards. I hate the lot of them.”
“I see. I’m sorry, I didn’t mean…”
“Forget it Cass. I’m the one that should be sorry. You were right. Shame on me. How can I have walked back through that gate and left those girls hanging there? I’m going to have it out with Marcus, and I’m going to make him have them taken down, before it’s too late!”
“Jasmine, I….”
“’Shame on me!’ You said it yourself! Shame on me!”
“Jasmine, please don’t overreact, I shouldn’t have said it. I didn’t mean it! Please, just calm down and think about this rationally! Your brother is dangerous! You said so!”
“HALF-Brother! Read my lips! Half Brother!”
“Jasmine! Please!”
“Bye, Cassia. Thanks for being my friend. Bye.”
She raced off. Cassia watched her go, heart pounding. That had not gone well. She’d been hoping to coax Jasmine into bed. No chance of that, now, and she had an awful feeling that she had just made a dreadful mistake.
The Wiki article on Roman naming practices is quite a useful one,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_naming_conventions
I'll put this link in 'Roman Resources' too.
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That is a great article on the subject! I have also used the Legion XXIV page as a resource for Roman names, as it has lists of names for their re-enactor members to use when selecting a name for themselves. It is here: http://www.legionxxiv.org/nomens/
Attached is a PDF I captured from a website years ago that contains an article talking about Roman cognomen, their meanings and how they were used that might be of interest. I also attached a PDF of Legion XX's page on Roman names for what it's worth.
now parts???
Part 1 - 4????
You make me confused!
Oops, sorry, you said you liked the different parts to be labelled.
Something I'm very bad at doing.
I have the whole thing on a Word document, Madiosi, I'll send it to you when it's posted.
Marcus is soaring off the charts on my loathometer!!! To think I gave up a chance for sex with Cassia to go yell at Marcus ... either I am not thinking straight, or I really am incensed!
And I passed up a chance to write a sex scene for you...
Didn't fit with the story, I fear
Sorry, though
Thats make the eBook production easier. OK!Oops, sorry, you said you liked the different parts to be labelled.
Something I'm very bad at doing.
I have the whole thing on a Word document, Madiosi, I'll send it to you when it's posted.
Hondoboot2
QUAESTOR PULCHRITUDINIS
What, no sex scene between Jasmine and CassiaAnd I passed up a chance to write a sex scene for you...
Didn't fit with the story, I fear
Sorry, though
......she must really have her mind set on getting even with Marcus. I do hope she is careful, she might find herself next to her friends on a cross.
And I passed up a chance to write a sex scene for you...
Didn't fit with the story, I fear
Sorry, though
too bad ... missed opportunity that
would have been quite the romp 
My reaction exactly. Cassia needs to go after her! Talk some sense into her. I mean, Jasmine may LOOK like Barb, but does she have to ignore obvious danger like Barb as well?Jasmine, don't be stupid, ... don't be ... dead!
Why does this always have to happen!
too bad ... missed opportunity that
would have been quite the romp
There, see? I think I have made my point.
I REALLY DON'T THINK HE'S LISTENING. IS THAT A THIRD CROSS OVER THERE?
Shut up!
Since when have I ever ignored obvious danger?My reaction exactly. Cassia needs to go after her! Talk some sense into her. I mean, Jasmine may LOOK like Barb, but does she have to ignore obvious danger like Barb as well?
There, see? I think I have made my point.
I REALLY DON'T THINK HE'S LISTENING. IS THAT A THIRD CROSS OVER THERE?
Shut up!
And she says Wragg is oblivious. At least he had the excuse of being unconscious.Since when have I ever ignored obvious danger?
And she says Wragg is oblivious. At least he had the excuse of being unconscious.
Crossing threads? Oh, right you are. Wragg probably doesn't know which thread he is in anymore.
Um, yeah. I meant to do that. Right.Crossing threads? Oh, right you are. Wragg probably doesn't know which thread he is in anymore.
(Did you see him? Could you spot him in a crowd? I don't think so.)