horse." The Empress glowered at her former mount. "They eat these things during sieges, I've heard."
Maurice nodded.
"Well, that's something to look forward to," she muttered.
Antonina took her by the arm and began leading the Empress into the villa. As she limped along, Theodora snarled:
"Not that there'll be many sieges in this coming war, the way things are going."
Antonina hesitated, then asked:
"That bad?"
"Worse," growled the Empress. "I tell you, Antonina, it shakes my faith sometimes, to think that man is created in God's image. Is it possible that the Almighty is actually a cretin? The evidence of his handiwork would suggest as much."
Antonina sighed.
"I take it Justinian is not listening to your warnings?"
Growl. "In His image, no less. A huge Justinian in the sky."
Growl. "Think
Maurice nodded.
"Well, that's something to look forward to," she muttered.
Antonina took her by the arm and began leading the Empress into the villa. As she limped along, Theodora snarled:
"Not that there'll be many sieges in this coming war, the way things are going."
Antonina hesitated, then asked:
"That bad?"
"Worse," growled the Empress. "I tell you, Antonina, it shakes my faith sometimes, to think that man is created in God's image. Is it possible that the Almighty is actually a cretin? The evidence of his handiwork would suggest as much."
Antonina sighed.
"I take it Justinian is not listening to your warnings?"
Growl. "In His image, no less. A huge Justinian in the sky."
Growl. "Think