Caecilius led Lucius out of the villa walls and around to the back of the walled compound.
“I can’t believe all of this,” Lucius said as they walked along the path that led between the domus walls and the small grove of cypress and young oak trees in the middle of which was a small stone altar.
“We’ve been busy since arriving. The baths at the back here are just a single room with a pool, but the water comes from a mountain source, so it never fails. It’s even a little warm!” Caecilius spoke with pride about all that they had built, pointing as they walked. “Emrys has a small workshop on the other side, just behind the garden where we grow what food we can.”
“You enjoy living here too, like Clarinda?” Lucius asked.
Caecilius stopped at the boar which he had hung from a hook in the back
