"Sir," Quintus Flavius began reluctantly, eyeing the tribune and Gnaeus cautiously, "Don"t you think it might be wise to send word to Caesar that a number of gladiators may be in Rome and waiting for a time to possibly assassinate him?"
Gnaeus and the centurion flanked Decimus as they rode casually back to Ostia underneath a warm summer"s sun. The paved road was dotted with a number of carts and horsemen, along with those who traveled by foot, either moving toward the port or moving in the opposite direction and heading toward Rome. Both Gnaeus and the centurion carefully observed those they passed on the road.
"I plan to the moment we arrive back in the city," the tribune answered absently. "But first we must hurry and find Tertius Julius Romanus. I wish to dig deeper into his participa
