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"Several ence that one of our very own countryed with the task to recruit warriors to aid Gaul in the fight against our forces Soainstmore of theent possessed a knowledge of the language and a chest filled with gold As youin Gaul has increased over the past sixto be a thorn in our side"

The charm and warent His eyes were narrowed in scorn, his voice cold Oppius could not help but despise the treacherous agent too, in syests that he is recruiting aion not far from here You are familiar with the British archer in our ranks?"

"Yes," Oppius replied, with a part of hi that he didn&039;t know the man For the centurion could sense what lay on the horizon

"And he is familiar with this area and that of Kent I believe Do you trust hi his own honesty and Teucer&039;s trustworthiness Every "yes" was like a nail in his own coffin, he fleetingly thought

The rain thrummed upon the roof of the tent even louder and thunder rus and honey-glazed slices of pork lay before hiry

"Britain is far too hostile at present forofficer No, less will prove more Two men will prove far more efficient than two hundred for the job ahead I ure out if you wereyou to be h to accept this mission, not that you have much choice in the h to co an olive into his , as if amused by the shock that he had just inspired in his centurion

"And should I locate the agent," Oppius reue and bring hi that - kill hiether differentto torture him too, in order to extract the names of his employers out of him"

Oppius finished the remainder of his blood-red wine The falernian was a world away fro Perhaps Caesar had opened the vintage as he suspected that it would be the soldier&039;s last good end within the legion He would now be ri officer with the legion Promoted one day, killed the next