Food crisis, Rome took in refugees and their animals. They slaughtered the herds but Rome doesn't have enough salt to preserve them. They break into the sacred salt of Rumia, not without drama
Ersilia tells Yemos he must be a god, saying some gods bleed, being mortal is a dream gods must wake from; he refuses to believe it. Then eventually he does, I guess he has to, trying to justify the plunder of rumia's sacred salt. He slept with her, she showed a tit lol. Me, I was asking Wiros to show his cheeks in return
The squad after Titos took Alba and demanded the kings' allegiance
Stop touching Lausus you creep
Lausus trying to balance the needs of his people with the boot on his neck 🥲 talking the Kings into swearing their allegiance but only if Silvia is freed. She is NOT having it
You, in the background, who seems to be swallowing your tears, who are you?
My name is Lausus. I command the city of Gabi.
Why do I hear sadness in your voice? Did they bring you here against your will?
I am here by my own free decision, my people are tired, they seek only peace.
T - Do not disrespect her, call her queen.
S - A queen is free, I am not.
T - They offer me their support, Silvia, and in return I should set you free. Do you want to help me decide?
L: You will be treated with the respect you deserve once again, I promise you.
S: You cannot promise anything, Lausus, you are like a frightened dog.
L: Now we are all afraid, you too. But it is your son's fault, it is he who brought this misfortune to our lands.
S: And now you have abandoned him, instead of supporting him, you come here to beg for an alliance.
L: When facing those who are stronger, we can only bow our heads, we must save what can still be saved.
S: Yemos will fight and win this war.
S - Don't touch me! You will die like dogs, all of you, nobody will cry over your mutilated bodies.
Call it sympathy for the devil but Titos is so clearly fucked up. He believes he's the son of a god, the priestesses are the only source of love in his life and that's why he tries to replace them with Silvia. Sexually predatory behavior, but also a child wanting a mother's love, he was never taught the appropriate boundaries between them, he was taught he's above everyone but he seems to want human connection so much and could only get it from his priestesses, women sold/groomed/forced to love him
T: You are afraid of me, you are ready to betray those who were your allies, and for this reason your lives, are worth nothing. With your putrid blood we will curse your lands, because of you, nothing will remain of what your fathers built.
He had all the kings except Lausus killed
Amulius: Leave him to me.
Lausus to Silvia: Save me! Help me.
Amulius: Die at least with dignity, Lausus.
Lausus: I know your voice.
Amulius: You are not worthy of your father, you are just a miserable man. -to Silvia- Wash your clothes.
T: I was wrapped in this blanket when they left me in the woods, as a baby, all my brothers died in that wood, I was the only one to survive. Now it will protect you too.
I killed a king to heal your pain. That is what you wanted. Why do you not speak?
Admit that you wished for his death, I killed him just to grant you your wish. Now do I deserve a small part of your love?
Tomorrow, my army will attack your son's city, and this time there will be no escape.
I love how even when he's being sexually predatory to Silvia he's still showing his ass
ersilia to yemos, or wiros, telling them they’e a god?
And and all my favs should be showing cheeks tbh #mybrand
From later asks, I do endear the thought to think of canon yemos scenarios to be associated with godhood in one way or the other, luv the ‘god forgetting they’re a god to be mortal’ trope in some areas
The squad pic is hilarious, very ‘I can’t guess the weather/temperature from this picture’
LAUSUS IS NOOOOT UR HUSBAND!!!!
Lausus kinda not in a good place with the mother in law huh T-T
Once again: Sylvia should be given a gun
Titus is not my fav, but he is compelling, I will give him that
