By the time I realized what they were about it was too late to make my excuses and leave. Besides, Crescentius would never have permitted it- this was the Praetor’s prime entertainment for the afternoon and none of his household would be seen slipping away before the grand climax. So I waited with the others […]

Posted on September 5th, 2005 by Zsallia
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Today I am a rational, thinking creature. I was not always thus. Today I understand that weather is driven by physical forces- even if I cannot define them to the extent a meteorologist might I still comprehend those forces are not animate. Those forces have no soul or spirit driving them. And yet… the oldest […]

Posted on September 1st, 2005 by Zsallia
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