caecilius x grumio

4 || herbs

dear diary,

it all happened too fast.

I poisoned the emperor.

I did it.

I used a green leaf I found.

but it's not right.

he didn't look dead.

in fact, he looked healthy, full of radiant energy.

I had to flee.

he saw my face.

he knows it's me.

he must assume father sent me.

this means one thing.

I eliminate my enemies.

I kill father.

he's in the way.

like a rock, lodged into the ground.

-caecilius

he's not dead. caecilius didn't murder the emperor. grumio kows it.

caecilius must've gave him a herb which does good to the body.

so.. caecilius killed his father.

grumios father too.

maybe there's an explanation.

caecilius is a reasonable man, he must be in the right for this.

..

blood.

tickling down grumios neck.

he turns around, legs giving out under him.

metella.

there emperors daughter.

dazzling blonde hair, striking blue eyes.

she doesn't look a day over 24.

axe in one hand, coming down for grumio.

into his skull.

then his brain.

grumio shall be nothing then but a corpse with organs.

it didn't come.

no axe in his skull.

he looks up.

oh.

no.

oh please no.