LOVE AND HONOR: The Mad Emperor (BL)
No fever, no cough—just sudden bleeding, bile, confusion.
He had knelt before the matronae and his father, begging them to send for a physician.
"She was poisoned. Same strain they used on Germanicus, that's what father said. They've seen the symptoms before." Marcus continued, there was a hint of pity on his eyes.
He clenched his fist.
Lepidus had carried that like a shard in his chest.
Suddenly one day all her strength was drained from her, leaving her bedridden for months.
He remembered how he buried her, with no ceremony, no name.