![]() In the courtyard, the splash of fountains mingled with the smoky-sweet scent of incense as she and Prisca passed the family shrine. ![]() Would the General recognize her? Would she please him? He’d been away on campaign for so long. Her sole memory of him was a vague recollection of his rigid back as he left for Britannia.įilled with nervous energy, she draped a blue palla around her shoulders as she grappled to recall her father’s face. He’d abandoned her to the care of servants when she was only three years old. ![]() Adiona shivered, but not entirely from the cold. ![]() Put down your doll and go greet him like the proper daughter you’ve been taught to be."Įager to obey her maid Prisca, the closest person to a mother she’d ever known, Adiona hastened to her feet.Ī chilly morning breeze swept through the room. ![]()
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