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Henry Treece. The Queen's Brooch
The Queen's Brooch
Table of Contents
1. The Brooch
2. The Senate’s Wish
3. Sword Drill
4. First Mission
5. The Men in the Wood
6. Cynwas
7. The Rain
8. The Dream
9. The Gorse-Grown Hollow
10. The Long Road
11. Among the Wagons
12. Going South
13. The White Garlands
14. The Queen on the Cart
15. Under the Oak Boughs
16. The Dark Gods
17. Along the River
18. Under the Striped Awnings
19. Militia Man
20. Gerd and the Merchants
21. Governor General
22. The Doomed City
23. The Midland Forest
24. Strange Feasting
25. Crab’s Claws
26. Kinsman of Caratacus
27. Old Friend and Enemy
Glossary of Roman Place Names
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Henry Treece
Published by Good Press, 2021
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This time Marcus felt very stubborn. He said, “I am not used to telling my name to every stranger I meet on the road, my lady.” He said the last two words very loudly so that she would see the sort of people Romans were. But she did not seem to care and said, “I am not a stranger, but you are. This is not your road, but it is mine. There are certain words I could say to the warlords who ride with me, and then you would be in a very awkward position indeed. Yes, very awkward. So have the goodness to state your name, aged eight.”
So Marcus gave his name, very crestfallen, and said who his father was, and with whom they were staying. And when he had finished, the woman beckoned him to come closer to her. And when he sat almost beneath her shadow, she said, “I am the Queen here. Can you understand that?”
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