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The year is 42 AD and the place is Rome. With the streets bustling with merchants, the roads crowded with travelers, Rome is a metropolitan city of the ancients. The upper class consisted of rich families based in politics and business. It was common to have slaves and servants, and women stayed at home. The middle and lower class were merchants and laborers. Slaves are at the bottom of the food chain with no citizenship status or rights. Slaves were bought and sold like cattle, usually stolen from their original homes from far away and brought to Rome to be laborers. Gladiators were also slaves or prisoners of war, made to fight for sport.

You may make any charrie you’d like, but try to keep it realistic. Do a little research and get real names for ancient romans, try to describe their dress and manners. Of course it doesn’t have to be perfect, just try your best :P

Cassia walked down the busy streets, a light veil covering her face. Her light blue eyes scanning the streets as she walked threw the market place stopping from vinder to vinder. Gaurds walked along side her and infront of her along with Cleolia and some other servants walked with her.

Lupinius was let out of the temple and he was sent to shop for the kitchens.

Cassia walked to a vendor and listened to him speak as he tried to sell her something. "Princess, your father said you may only be out for a half an hour." Cleolia whispered to him.

"Oh my father is a worried old man," Cassai replied,"He needs to now that I am not a little girl anymore." She said before she nodded to the vendor,"Yes I will take one everything," she said pulling some golden peices from her pouch.

Lupinius goes by fruit stands buying all sorts of food. He looks at the passersby and waves to a few thatsmile at him. Mainly women buying the grocerys he feels a little embarrassed.

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Once everything was bought, Cassia slaves took the bags and walked her back to the palace where her father stood waiting her brother by his side. "Daughter you were to be back an hour ago," he said with a stern look.

Cassia took off her vail reavling her young face,"I apologize father the time got away from me." She said sweetly before she looked at her brother with thekr mother bright blue eyes. "Ah dear brother." She greeted him.

Julian holds a look of disappoint meant upom his face. He glares at his sister almost as much as their father. "Where have you been dear sister?"

Lupinius walks closely behind the princesses group. He keeps his head down. He slightly looks up trying to get a sneak peak of the princesses face.

Cassia looked at her brother, her crystal blue eyes shining with innocence,"I have been at the market place, ask any of the servants or gaurds with me." She said motioning to th people aeound her. "Where can I go in this god forsaken place with out being questioned?" She yelled throwing her mothers vail down and walking out.

Cleolia quickly stepped forward and grabbed the vail from the ground and held hr hand up to the king, who was about to follow Cassia. "I will speak with her," she said before she hurries off afater her.

Lupinius follows the other servants in and moves toward the kitchens hoping to not have to deal with the kings fury.

Julian laughs under his breath. He walks toward his quaters.

"Julian," the Kings voice ran out threw the palace as he called for his son to stop. "Please try to reason with your sister for me," he asked the strong man's going soft at the mention of his only daughter.

Cassia threw the doors open that lead to her quarters and moved to sit on her day bed that sat infront of her real bed. She huffed softly, her smooth face fulled this anger,"Why can't I go anywhere?" She asked Cleolia when she walked in.

"Your father is afriad for your safetu princess," Cleolia explained as she moved to her side. "You remind him so much of your mother that he wants to protect you."

Julian moves to his quaters and his servants help him dress in more evening type wear. He marches out of the room and moves toward his sisters. "Sister." Julian calls as he reachesthe large doors.

Lupinius walks out of the kitchens now ready to tend to the princesses fire place and the princes.

Cassia looked up at the sound of her brothers voice, she nodded to. Cleolia who rose to her feet and openes the door for the prince. "My prince," Cassia said as she rose to her feet, her smooth young face expressionless.

Cleolia bowed to Julian before slipping out of her room amd shutting the doors behind herself so they could speak.

Julian does not pay the girl servant any mind. "Sister why were you courting out without real supervisions?" He demands

Lupinius first moves toward the princesses quarters hoping to get a small glimps of her in her evening gown.

Cassia rolled her eyes,"Not you too brother," she said as she walked to her balcony and openes the doors. "What do you want, for me to stay lockes in my room? I want want to be able to go out like you, why can't I?" She demand.

Cleolia opened the doors slightly for Lupinius,"The princess is very aggregated," she warned him.

"Because sister. Father adores you most and the gods only know what would happen if he lost you." Julian says walking toward her. "I don't want you to suffer any kind of pain." He says putting a hand on her shoulder.

Lupinius nods at Cleolia. He moves to the fire place and pokes at it's coals.

"If you don't want to see me in pain, let me leave. I am in agony, brother. I wish to see things," Cassia pleaded. "I will go with any gaurd you choose, just please let me leave for a few hours each day." She begged.

Julian smiles. "Any?" He has a devilish plan in mind. He wraps his fingers together and glances at Lupinius's back.

Caia looked at her brother,"Yes Any. What arw you thinking brother?" She asked him, her sliver blue eyes following his gaze to Lupinius's figure at the fireplace.

Julian stands straighter. "Lupinius." He demands
Lupinius turns and stands straight. "Yes your majesty?" Julian walks closer. "You are from this moment forth my sisters gaurdian. I want you in my quarters to discuss your asignment." Lupinus bows."Yes sir....Thank you sir." He moves back to the fire and tends it.

Cassia looked at her brother astonished,"Lupinius?" She asked her brother as she moved to his side to look over Lupinius, she had seen him many time at her fathers side, but never up close.

Baby_Doll wrote: "Cassia looked at her brother astonished,"Lupinius?" She asked her brother as she moved to his side to look over Lupinius, she had seen him many time at her fathers side, but never up close."

"Yes Lupinius." Julian smiles with content. "You had said any." He looks back at him.

Cassis moved her brother out of ear shot of Lupinius,"I know you don't not care for him brother. So why pick me?" She asked him her light blue eyes reading his.

He gazes into her eyes. "I want to see if fathers favored slave is truly worth anything." He says to her his blue eyes trying to read hers.

Cassis nodded,"Okay," she said before she turnes to Lupinius,"You may leave with mu brother." She said sweetly, asshe moved to the door and opened it. She nodded to Cleolia who came in and tended t the fire.

Lupinius follows Julian out into his quarters. Julian waited till they were out of ear shot. "Lupinius I am going to hire someone to attack my sister. You will not speak a word of this. I want you to attempt to save her and fail. Is that understood?" Lupinius nods not daring to defy the prince. He holds a fear of his brother whom he was adopted into the family of. "I understand my prince."

Cleolia closed her doors amd moved to Cassis side and helped her change fo dinner. "Cleolia, find out everything about Lupinius and report back to me." Cassis said as she tied her gown.

Cleolia nodded,"Yes princess," she said hefore she opened the doors for her and led her downstairs to the grand dinning room where her father stood waiting.

Lupinius tends the fire in Julians room. Julian moves down stairs for dinner. "Do not tell a soul Lupinius." He demands as he leaves. Lupinius moves to his private quarters. He is the only servant with his own quarters. He dresses for dinner as well. Julian sits at the other side of his sister. Lupinius walks down and sits far from the rest. "Lupinius my son sit next to me." the king says warmingly. Lupinius does as he is told and sits facing Cassis.

Cassis looks at Lupinius, her electric blue eyes running over every single one of his features as her slender fingers plucked a grade off of its stem and popped it into jer mouth. "Father, you will be pleased to know that Julian has found a solution to my problem. Lupinius will be my personal body gaurd." She said as her eyes shifted to her father.

"Excelent." Their father says feeling pleased. Lupinius does not even raise his head. "So tell me my daughter where shall you go first with your new gaurd...which whom I would trust with my own life." He smiles and looks over at Lupinius for a second as a proud father. Julian sniggers at this.

"Well if you can trust him with your life then I trust him with mine," Cassis said as she caught and held Lupinius's gaze. "I can trust you with my life can't I?" She asked him she lovely face sweet as she asked him the question.

Lupinius gulps slightly looking over at Julian. Who nods in agreement and gives him permission in his gaze. "Yes my princess...you may trust me with your life." Lupinius says feeling horrid.

Cassis caught when Lupinius's gaze flickered from hers to her brother's. She sat her teeth then looked at her father,"I will not be going anywhere tomorrow, I think I will stay in for the day." She said as she waved over a servent to pour her some more wine.

"Very well my dear." The king says smiling. he did not notice anything odd. Lupinius still has not touched his food.
Julian is slowly moving to the fruit bowl for a pomegrante. He smiles with evil content

"Brother may I speak with you?" She asked as she rose ro her feet, two male servants hurried to pull her chair back. She smiled kindly to them and touched the lightly on the head blessing them before she moved to the hallway.

" Yes....of course sister." Julian smiles and pushes his chair back and moves quickly with her.

"What game are you playing brother?" She asked sharply as she turnes and pressed him to the cool stone wall to his back was pressef against it. "I can see you have something brewing, what is it?"

Julian smirks."What on earth are you speaking of sister. I am only looking out for you." Julian half laughs. "And father."

Lupinius sits quitely

"My dear brother you can hide nothing from me, I am your other half." Cassis said looking at him,"You are about to do something that could hurt someone. I beg of you not to do it."

"I will do nothing of the sort. Your saftey and fathers are my only concerns." Ju;ian lies to his sister with a deadly icey look in his eyes

Cassis shot him back the same icey gaze,"Tell father I have turned in for the night," she said before she turned and left swiftly her gown flowing behind her as she disappeared up the stairs and into her quarters.

Julian walks back into the dinning hall. "Father I must return to my quarteers Sister has already retired for the night. Good day." He walks to his quarters. Lupinius rises and moves to his. "Good night your majesty." "I told you to call me father, Lupinius." The king says after hjim.

Flavia dragged herself through the winding streets. Her flowing dress gets caught on somthing now and then. As she wandered alone cold with no veil covering her face. She did belong in the higher class listening to her mothers advice on being a pricess but she eluded it by running away. her dress got caught a a hook and teared. " oh my what have i gotten myself into? "

Julian had passed Madeline on his way up to his quarters. everything that has been going on has been sucha blur to him. He didn't know whetheror o not to truly protct toe princess.

Flavia noticed a tremendous place. She quickly rushed and tapped lightly on the door. Waiting on the doorstep she started singing an ancient Mesopotamian folksong lightly and beautifully