I was surprised to find the young man really was Cal’s brother, and I learned that Cal was short for Calvisius; a name that was unmistakably Roman.
Cal was, rather obviously, the older of the brothers; the difference was only two years, though. Cal was 22 and his brother, Drusus, was 20.
He was ambitious, and savvy enough that he has seen a need for an establishment catering to the middle class of Roman society and been able to set up something perfect.
The pace was thriving - helped in part by the fact Cal would visit with some of Rin’s famed courtesans which meant there were plenty of aspiring young men who were looking to find a beautiful young wife and eager to try to win the heart of someone like Suki, or Xena… or me.”
I felt a little self-conscious when I realized that there was
