Chapter Fourteen
THE PROBLEM WASN’T going to be getting out of Tivoli. Xanthe was pretty relaxed around us. The Hercules generally ignored us. Slipping away wouldn’t be difficult. No, the real issue was getting to Rome without being recaptured or killed by a legimal. The biggest danger came from strixes, which attacked people too often for comfort. But any of our local legimals could be dangerous under the right circumstances. Without a vehicle, the journey back to Rome was risky.
The House of Hercules employed flying horses for mobility. The impression I’d gotten from being in Tivoli and from texting my lab group was that any member of the House who hadn’t learned to ride one yet had to walk. So no vehicles whatsoever. But we had to go.
After thinking about it overnight, I sent a text
