IS it war? It sounds like war.’ Caught too far from the tall, narrow window, Kleopatra tugged at Hypatia’s elbow, trying to see past her to the shouting men, the clashing weapons, the screaming, stamping horses that were causing such mayhem around the Temple below. She was used to people who stepped out of her way. She was used to a lot of things that Hypatia, Chosen of Isis, did not do, and just now, Kleopatra wanted to see what Hypatia was seeing, and could not. ‘It sounds like war,’ she said again, in frustration. ‘It’s not,’ Hypatia said, pressing her brow to the window’s edge. ‘It’s the prelude to an execution. The High Priest has arrested Pantera and the men of Menachem’s party are trying to free him.’ She stepped out of the way at last, and Kleopatra pushed past in time to see two men of the War Party hurl themselves at the line of the garrison Guard. The legionaries, by a miracle of self-control, held up their shields but did not respond. ‘Why are the Guard not fighting back?’ ‘Someone’s ordered them not to,’ Hypatia said.
What do You think about Rome 2: The Coming Of The King?
