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THE SECOND BEGINNING
Rome, Italy
Year 300 AD.
According to the decree of Emperor Constantius Chlorus, any man, woman, or child caught worshipping any other god aside the emperor or caught assisting a man of such sort will be arrested and killed publicly..."
"Rubbish".
"What?"
"Sorry?"
"You said something".
"Ahh, I said how much?"
"Five thousand denarii."
"WHAT?!" Hagne was done, finished, appalled disgusted. How come? In just a year, the prices of everything had spike up and her source of livelihood was threatened. And that was not even compared to the fact that her life and that of her family could also be in danger.
"Madam please lower your voice". The trader said with a strained smile. The heavy makeup on her face did not make her stretch the smile any further.
"You sure you calculated properly?" Hagne inquired. "Or perhaps you didn't remember the real price?"
The fake smile on the trader's face was immediately replac
AnnieHi guys. So I did some research to the best of my abilities( this is me also saying that if I made a mistake, you can correct me) and during the time frame(300AD) Constantius chlorus was emperor so it only made sense to put him as the emperor for the book. I also saw on ***(Again, if it isn't true, please tell me), that he was pretending to be a pagan when he was actually a Christian. I am going to create something that would fit into what was written down in history but that doesn't mean everything is true. Okay, thank you. Enjoy the chapter.
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