After concluding his discussion with Crassus and the others, Nathan departed without lingering, rising into the sky and gliding back toward the heart of Rome. His destination was clear: the Senate Castle, where Julius Caesar awaited him with calculated patience.
Nathan descended smoothly before the towering edifice. The Senate Castle, ringed with polished stone columns and adorned with imperial banners, looked more like a fortress of authority than a hall of politics as always. Stationed around its gates were dozens of Roman legionaries, their polished armor gleaming in the light, shields pressed firmly to their sides, and spears aligned in disciplined rows.
