Chapter 121

• As you desire.
• The horns announce the war party's arrival to the multitude of guests. Caesar Constantine, emperor of Rome, sits at the head of a long, low banquet table, which is flanked with large pillows. His guests line the table, eagerly looking towards the towering double doors for the party's entrance. The doors open slowly, revealing a toga-dressed commander holding a gold chain. The chain trails behind the commander, leading a petite woman of tan skin and dark hair. Her chocolate eyes are full of anger; her attire is a simple white toga with red trim. The commander half drags the young woman through the marble-laden banquet hall, apathetic to the bite of the metal on her neck.
• Constantine rises at their entrance, also eager to see his commander's pet. The commander bows and pulls the chain, making the woman stumble to her knees in supplication.