Saturnalia was always more fun with her husband there to chase the girls about, bedecked in an ivy crown, and kissing Fulvia every time he passed.
As Fulvia climbed the stairs, she decided that she would ask Antonius to go after Gaius. She had to, no matter the guilt she felt.
Ludo, Calista, Nisica, and Pugio were all pleased with the gifts they received from their mistress – a new tunic, a simple stola, a necklace, and a dagger. Indeed, they were more expensive than the usual, but Fulvia felt that while Gaius was away, they had more than earned their place in the familia.
The four servants went down to the Forum Romanum to purchase what was needed for the meal that night, and to socialize with their friends among the arcades and tabernae lining the thoroughfares.
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