by H. B. Ashman
“The Germanica!”
Amalia exchanged worried looks with Arminius.
“The Germanica!” the man yelled again.
Amalia frowned. “I am here!”
A man dressed in armor as black as the night stepped into the room. He was as big as Flamma and was wearing a helmet with a black feather crest on it. His sword was longer than an entire legionary.
“Germanica,” the man said in a deep voice. “Our Augustus has requested your presence at the palace tonight.”
Without waiting for a reply, he stomped off again, the metallic sound of his armor fading with his footsteps down the hall.
Augustus wants to see me, she thought, her heart snapping in her chest. Augustus himself. The Augustus!
Arminius took a deep breath, then slowly pushed himself up, avoiding putting too much weight on his injured leg.
“What are you doing?” Amalia asked.
“What do you mean?” His smile was wide and familiar. “I am going to get ready. It sounds like we have a party to attend.”
Amalia watched Arminius limp toward the hallway.
As she stood up, she caught sight of the window behind her. She looked through the small opening and into the arena. In the distance, she saw the white owl sitting on top of the red obelisk, its two amber eyes glowing at her.
Amalia nodded as if the owl would understand.
“Go tell her I’m ready,” Amalia mumbled. “Tell her to come and find me.”
As if it had heard, the bird launched into the air with a high-pitched scream, spreading its perfect white wings toward an endless blue sky.
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Characters List
Aldo: Cherusci warrior
Amalia: German student who traveled back in time
Antonia: Mother of Germanicus and Claudius and Drusus’s widow. Daughter of Octavia, Augustus’s deceased sister
Arminius: Narrow-striped tribune of the Seventh Legion and former prince of the Cherusci tribe
Augustus, First Citizen: Emperor of Rome
Bato the Breuci: Chieftain of the Breuci tribe
Bato the Daesitiate: Chieftain of the Daesitiates
Cassius: Soldier in the Seventh Legion
Cicero and Aurelius: Senators of Rome and friends of Marcus Vincius
Claudius: Brother of Germanicus and son of Antonia and Drusus
Decimus: Loyal servant of Marcus
Domitia Ahenobarbus: Daughter of Julia and Lucius Ahenobarbus and great-niece to Augustus.
Drusus: Former praetor of Germania and Gaul. Father of Germanicus and Claudius, son of Livia, and brother of Tiberius
Gaius and Lucius Caesar: Julia the Elder’s sons and Augustus’s biological grandchildren.
Germanicus: Narrow-striped tribune of the Seventh Legion and great-nephew to Augustus. Son of Drusus and Antonia and grandson of Livia.
Gnaeus Ahenobarbus: Broad-stiped tribune of the Seventh Legion and great-nephew of Augustus. Son of Julia and Lucius Ahenobarbus
Julia Ahenobarbus: Daughter of Octavia, Augustus’s deceased sister. Niece of Augustus and wife of Lucius Ahenobarbus and also mother to Gnaeus and Domitia Ahenobarbus
Julia the Elder: Ex-wife of Tiberius and Augustus’s only biological child
Julius Caesar: Former Roman general and consul and uncle of Augustus
Kinu: Slave of Lucius Ahenobarbus
Livia: Wife of Augustus. Drusus and Tiberius’s mother and Claudius and Germanicus’s grandmother.
Lucius Ahenobarbus: Praetor or Germania and legate of the legions Germania I, Germania III, and Alaudae V
Marcus Vincius: Father of Marius Vincius, Roman senator and friend of Augustus
Marius Vincius: Legate (commanding officer) of the legions VII and XX
Octavia: Augustus’s deceased sister and mother of Julia and Antonia
Primus: Loyal servant of Marius
Quintus: Camp prefect of the Seventh Legion
Segimarius: Former Cherusci king and father of Arminius
Segestes: Cherusci nobleman and Roman spy
Tiberius: Son of Livia from her first marriage. Brother of Drusus. Germanicus and Claudius’s uncle.
Vipsania: Tiberius’s first wife and true love
Augustus Family Tree
About the Author
H . B. Ashman graduated with a master’s in Social Work from an ivy league school and has spent many years of her life supporting families and individuals in need of assistance. Her passion for history and mythology can be traced to her childhood. A vibrant, young girl of seven, Ashman remembers playing in the ancient Roman ruins at the roadside of a rural area in Turkey, faintly sensing the historical significance of the place, but absolutely oblivious of the important role the ruins would play in her future.
Whenever Ashman is not typing away on one of her books, you can find her playing with her son, binging Netflix with her beloved husband, or chasing after her puppy (who should technically be an adult dog by now).
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