❛ 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 , you shouldn’t have come all the way here, it’s late. your husband has just returned from war, you shouldn’t have come to see me. you should celebrate. ❜ the woman of great sorrow: 𝙵𝙾𝚁𝚃𝚄𝙽𝙰 𝙲𝙾𝚄𝙻𝙳 𝙽𝙴𝚅𝙴𝚁 𝚃𝚄𝚁𝙽 𝙰𝚆𝙰𝚈 & 𝙽𝙾𝚁 𝙲𝙾𝚄𝙻𝙳 𝚂𝙷𝙴 𝙸𝙽𝙲𝚄𝚁𝙴 𝙶𝙴𝚃𝙰'𝚂 𝙰𝙽𝙶𝙴𝚁 𝙰𝚃 𝙷𝙴𝚁. her face neutral as she takes a grape from the plate, the calm of the night as they continue their conversation in whispers & far away from the ears of the senatorials attempting to curry more favor with the emperors. the last time they had spoke was weeks ago, far before the triumph of rome in africa — far before, the hunger grew heavier. & now instead, they sit across from each other with the weight of another war. another conquest. ❛ i find myself remembering — what you said all those years ago. when i first came here. ❜ @luc1llas