Act
Zero
Scene
Six
Aftermath
Some
months after the death of the Queen, Egypt was at the mercy of Rome, but it was
to changed then.
All
was soon quiet on the western front.
“Caesar,
Egypt is back to its peak. The King consolidated power and took back the
territories that were once theirs. Our truce with them stands hard. King
Mardian is a man of his words. He is covered by the lieutenant, Scarface. There
is no new Queen, but a new mistress by the name, Bitch or for those who once
knew her, it was Iras. I heard she sent their enemies to the pit; viper pit it
was.”
“No,
it was isp.” Dolabella corrected the messenger. “Demetrius and Philo told them
at their retirement feast. They are happy to hold their grandkids.”
“Talking
about kids, Caesarean is in exile; we were told under the care of one name
Alexas, and is in good hands, with the protection of the old allies of his
mother. He was also given access to the trust fund set up by his father, Julius
Caesar.”
“Not
all good tidings.”
“Maecenas
was killed last week. He was having his haircut and shaving; guess the barber
took off his artery at the neck too. He was snoring and needed a new opening
there.”
“Agrippa
called it off and retired. His goddaughter, Octavia lives with him.”
“I
also moved Mark and Cleop; their tomb to an undisclosed place and unmarked. Too
many of them laid flowers there and …...”
“They
would have wanted it that way. A quiet spot.” Caesar smiled. “Now, let us
discuss on the matter of Octavius Caesar. He is dead for ……... three months. We
do not know who shot him, and I decided to close the matter. Any objections?”
None
of the Consuls objected.
“Then
the matter is closed. We move on.”
“Yes,
Caesar. Hail Lepidus the Caesar.” All cheered the new Caesar. They all left and
Lepidus with Dolabella.
“I
am appreciative of you, Dolabella. You kept me alive when I was kept
imprisonment by Octavius. You knew about the secret passages in the mansion.
You were the custodian of the Mansion for many years,”
“That
gave you access to Octavius.” Dolabella smiled. “A locked chamber, all access
sealed. The rumours stay that Mark and Queen killed him in the sleep; it was Mark’s
gun. It may had made Octavius shoot himself. All’s fair when Mark did that, and
the Queen……. did commit suicide.”
“Rest
well, Caesar. I have sealed the passages to your chamber. A man may not get
through, but I would not say the same for the isp.”
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