Legatus Legionis: Book Two In The Gaius Claudius Scaevola Trilogy - Plot & Excerpts
Representatives of each of the legions together with the entire cohorts that were scheduled to depart had been assembled before a large wooden platform. The Princeps himself would address them, or so the troops believed. There was an air of anticipation as Plautius took the stand. The favourable bubble burst when Plautius stated that the Princeps had sent Narcissus to speak on his behalf. A cacaphony of groans burst out, which became ruder and ruder. Narcissus stared at Plautius, who in turn was beginning to look afraid. This had all the makings of mutiny. The ill temper culminated when one man from the Augusta climbed onto a rock and yelled out, "And since when do the men of the Augusta listen to a slave?" "Io, Saturnalia!" yelled a wit from the twentieth. There was a stunned silence for a second, then suddenly everyone burst out laughing at the look on the face of the man standing on the rock. Rhetorical questions were not supposed to be answered, particularly with a correct answer. "That bugger just wants a cookie!" another yelled.
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