The Accession of Emperor LuciusChapter 4
Bernardus My master was in an exultant mood following the Senate’s decision to decree him a god. After the official celebrations he had retreated to his private quarters with a few personal friends and a selection of comely slaves. The emperor had sampled a few of the boys before selecting me to receive his essence, and now we were drowsing in the afterglow of the celebration. One of the emperor’s friends, Gaius Titius Blandus, stirred himself from his bed to point to me. “You must be...