night. She ignored my wise counsel (as usual) that it was a seduction ploy. His black eye and limp (of which the sailors and legionaries assigned to our galley are making much sport) and her ill-temper today tell me I was correct (as usual) and the fact he is alive tells me he was painfully unsuccessful.

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Centurion Walter:

By the grace of the gods we have arrived in Crete. Our stay here will hopefully be brief. We bring an unexpected success. While here in Crete, we heard that a prophet of the Christians and long time acquaintance of Simon Peter, one Paul of Tarsus was on Crete. He turned out to be a prisoner being transferred to Rome. As he is a citizen of Rome we could not compel hisis also due to a misunderstanding. In their ceremonies, Christians re-enact the last meal of their Lord where he supposedly turned bread and wine into His Flesh and Blood and bade those in attendance to eat. In their ceremonies the Christians believe that their priests re-enact this last meal and they too change bread and wine into the Flesh and Blood of Jesus. We shall next be journeying to the land of the Jews, Israel.

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Muldor of Germania

Danae Scullus

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To My Beloved Mother

Our mission goes well. The crossing of Mare Nostrum has been without incident thus far. I have entrusted this letter to this man Paul, like yourself a follower of the Christ. He is a most gentle man and devout in the service of your God. I am sure