Why did I never ever think of that in my own AAR? *Sigh*
Feel free to use it ahahaha
Why did I never ever think of that in my own AAR? *Sigh*
An interesting triptych of scenes here. I must confess I prefer the first - I found the internal thoughts very effective, and the imagery of the third voice very potent.
Don't take that to mean I didn't enjoy the other scenes though! The third caps the story very nicely indeed, smoothly. The contrast in the second scene between the despondent Vibius and ebullient Iulius is quite powerful too.
I do enjoy a good internal monologue. I think yours worked nicely of seeing Vibius struggle with the realities of power and the potential of becoming very similar to one's enemy. I don't think the answer he received to his question from Romylia was a great one - but that is realistic. A rationalization. Iulius alludes to that, I think. But then he's different than Vibius - and also retired, where he can reflect on such things.
Also, may or may have been intentional, but I enjoyed the man who killed Julian received an apostate's death, given the last Pagan Roman Emperor was Julian the Apostate.
Nice, i really liked this one and the last chapter, keep up with this style!
Dreams are portents, and seldom good ones. This apparent blissful period now feels like a calm before a storm.
Agree with @stnylan there- dream like that = something bad is coming. The only question is what.
I did enjoy the bits about Vibius not wishing to give up his power. It's clear he's much more in the Octavian mold than the classic Cincinnatus. Whether what comes ahead breaks him from that mindset or makes him even more steadfast will be interesting.
Maybe Vibius needs to be dealt with *Coff* Assasinated *Coff* likes Julius Caesar, better to die like a hero than die to live to become a villain (I love that character so much that I can't stand to see him depart from the path to become Augustus and end up being Commodus)
Ah, CK2! The game in which your favourite characters either die young or start accumulating tiranny, rivals and slow legitimised bastards as if there were no tomorrow.
So you either die a Germanicus, or live long enough to become Tiberius. (Or something?)
Iulius' advice seems very timely, and he is perhaps the one person who could penetrate through Vibius' destructive grief.
Damn, that was unexpected.