Husband and wife." I'm happy to see you but why did you come?" Rome isn't big enough for me and Sejanus." Has he made any unwelcome advances?" He woul... have a knife in his heart if he did," she replied as she took off her gown."I certainly would not have that beast in my bed if he were the only man in the Empire."She blew out the lone candle, crawled over him and rested her tired body where the girl had vacated. "No more questions tonight," she yawned. "We'll talk tomorrow."The next morning. ..” Gath said, taking his own turn at talking to someone as if they were an idiot, “most of it is for the preparation of food.”“Food?” the clerk said.“Food,” Gath confirmed. “You know? Ingestible nutrition that is taken orally for the purpose of maintaining homeostasis in the human body?”That one went well over the clerk’s head. “Where did you all come from?” he asked.“We’re with the Magnum,” Gath told him. “A ninety-nine ship in transit to the Redreams. We’re here to replace our consumable. " To students?" she said, completing the thought for me. "Yes, they are, and she is a student, despite what you may have been led to believe. If grad students can hang around for years playing with advanced degrees then certainly she can start a little early. She is after all enrolled, and it's a deferred enrollment, not a late registration. Technically she's been enrolled since July. Finding her the right room mate is generally the tricky part. Many of the students, especially the girls, move. Marcus turned to me and said, "Let me get you something to cover up with."As he went to the closet to find a silk robe I thought it was odd that he would want me to put clothes on. He held the robe from behind and helped me put my arms through the sleeves. I imagine he must have taken a last peak at my derrière before slipping it on.I saw down at the kitchen table and he offered me a drink."I think I'll have some wine."Marcus poured both of us a glass a wine and sat next to me."Sara, you.