Noon time in Amur village. After goes to the town library, Albert follow the triumvirate girls of Amur(Katyusha, Olga, and Natalya) to Natalya's house. Invited to have a lunch together there by Natalya herself.
Olga: Thank you girls for inviting me! I'm excited!
Natalya: No objections, I miss our good old days when we're playing together. And consider this as a small reunion party!
Katyusha: Aww, lesgooo!
Albert: So, where's your home at Natalya?
Natalya: *points at a huge house* There, we're almost there.
(They all came inside Natalya's house)
Albert: Your house is huge. Your family is surely rich.
Natalya: Well, this is only a gift from the Prefector of Moesia Inferior 7 years ago, Antoninus Quintilius Varus. My dad did his job greatly as Amur town chief, impressed the Prefect.
Albert: Oh, your dad is the town chief?
Natalya: Yes. Let's go, let's have a lunch in the dining room.
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(The four had lunch, they continue to chat in the living room)
Katyusha: We should have a lunch together on Zelenyy ridge from time-to-time also.
Albert: Zelenyy ridge?
Katyusha: The one we already had lunch with my family, idiot.
Albert: So mean, no need to use the last word.
Katyusha: My mouth, my words.
Natalya: So, Peter? Quid est quod sentit sicut esse legionarium[How's it feels like to be a legionary]?
Albert: Absumens, horribilis, et incommoditas[exhausting, horrible, and uncomfortable].
Olga: Hey, you can speak latin Peter.
Albert: Hehe, yes.
(Albert and Natalya continues to chat in latin, sometimes they laugh)
Katyusha: {Uh, this grass fox is so arrogant. Why he doesn't talk to me and uh- or Olga at least or use english!}
Olga: Hey Katyusha, why are you looking at them like that? Your cheeks look like inflated *giggles*
Katyusha: Nothing, just why they didn't uh-hm, I mean- speak in english so we can understand too.
Olga: Hmm~~That seems to be not the case~~
Katyusha: What?
Olga: Oh you're blushing~~
Katyusha: *really blushing* W-what do you mean?
Olga: I only lied and tease you before, but you're really blushing right now, you're jealous~~
Katyusha: *shivering nervously* {What? The? Fudge?} Uh, a-umm, *stands up*Peter!
Albert: *stop talking to Natalya and looking at Katyusha* Yes?
Katyusha: *grab Albert's right paw and starts walking out* S-sorry, i-i-izvinite vse, my...d-dolzhny idti seych-has.[sorry everyone, we should go now]
Albert: E-eh w-what are you doing? We're not yet finished our- paenitet me quod incommodum, Natalya! Qolloquium iterum postea[Sorry Natalya! Let's have a talk again later]!
Olga: *giggles*
Natalya: Oh sic! Hoc tibi munuscula et mnemosynum ex Athena[Oh yes! Take this gifts and souvenirs I got from Athena]! Katyusha! Takzhe nekotoryye dlya vashey sem'i[also some for your family]!
(Katyusha stops for a moment, taking the souvenirs and then continue to walk)
Katyusha: Большое спасибо, Наталя.
Albert: Gratias tibi valde! Natalya!
Natalya: Lyuboye vremya, non forsit!
Katyusha: uhh.
(Katyusha and Albert dissapeared)
Natalya: I wonder why they leave so fast.
Olga: *giggles* I also have to leave, Natalya. Breaktime almost ended.
Natalya: Oh yes, thank your for coming!
Olga: It's me that should have said thank you.
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(Albert and Katyusha walking on a paved road, Albert's right paw was still holded by Katyusha)
Albert: Hey! Stop it! Why are you doing this? I haven't yet finished talking with Natalya! Why should we go?!
Katyusha: *sigh*we should go back, my parents are maybe looking for us right now.
Albert: Nonsense. Mrs.Vanya said that we can go out untill sunset, It's still afternoon!
Katyusha: *memory flashback*
~~(Vanya: And have fun you two! You can go untill sunset comes!)~~
Albert: You remember?
Katyusha: Nah, I don't care.
Albert: But I am, you see it's not-
(Suddenly Albert's mouth closed by Katyusha's paw)
Katyusha: Zremn it, shut up.
Albert: Mmmmh! *putting off Katyusha's paw* Heck are you doing!
Katyusha: Shut the muk up. If you don't have any activities left, you can help me and my mom making bread.
Albert: Huh! I'll do it for Mrs.Vanya.
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(3 days have been passed. All went normal in Amur village and Feodorovich house untill one day...)
*a door knocked*
Vanya: Даа, kto tam? *opens the door*
Andrei: Privet Vanya! Dobroye utro!
Vanya: Ahh Andrei! Privet, dobroye utro! What brings you here?
Andrei: I'm looking for Peter.
Vanya: Ah, he's in the living room, come in!
Andrei: Spasibo.
(in the living room)
Albert: Yes Mr.Aleksandr, the last time I'm in Campania, the lands are great as always.
Aleksandr: Oh that's a news.
Albert: *staring at Aleksandr* {umm Mr.Aleksandr, you can read my mind right? Sorry if I communicate to you this way before but, thank you for hiding my identity. I don't know untill when but, one day, at the right time, it all should be uncovered. It all should been hidden and unexplained untill, I don't know when but I feel like it's best to hide it all for now}
Aleksandr: *staring at Albert* {Oh, I see, your Majesty. It's my way to serve you and the empire. Let's hope for the best}*nods*
Albert: {I see. You can read my mind. I'll take that nod as sign you received my message. Espeons are great, if I know anything about this, I'll just choose to evolve as Espeon instead of Leafeon}
Aleksandr: {Heh}
Vanya: Peter! Andrei wants to meet you. Come here Andrei!
Andrei: Privet vsem!
Aleksandr & Albert: Privet!
Aleksandr: What brings you here tovarisch?
Andrei: I just wanna inform Peter that his processed logs are ready to use.
Albert: Yes! Can we bring it now to the land?
Andrei: We can, It's still morning anyways.
Aleksandr: Let me help you too.
Alber: Sure Mr.Aleksandr, thank you.
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(Albert, Aleksandr, and Andrei have already done carrying the processed logs and some furnitures. They start building the house)
(3 days after)
Albert: Andd...That should be the last roof material to attach.
Andrei: Yep, some furnitures also ready to use, you can move here now.
Albert: I'm excited! Mr.Aleksandr, I'll move my belongings from your house here.
Aleksandr: Wait, it's lunch time, and see there?*points at a Glaceon* My Katyusha has arrived with the goodies.
Katyusha: Privet vsem, here's the lunch I and mama made.
Andrei: Prekrasno pakhnet! Ya chuvstvuyu zapakh rybnogo shashlyka[smells great! I smell fish Shaslik]!
Aleksandr: That sure is shashlik!
Albert: Whatever it is, smells really good.
(All of them having lunch)
Aleksandr: Well unfortunately, there's only 3 skewers of shashlik, and only one of them is huge, guess the two small ones are for me and Andrei.
Katyusha: {Zremn, it should be mom's plan, no wonder why she let out a single evil smirk after handing out the box} Uhh, then w-whats up for it?
Andrei: You and Peter both should share that *giggles*
Aleksandr: {Ah yes, Vanya's plan. I don't think it's significantly effective. Wonder if Sviatoy is guilty too}
Albert: ........
Katyusha: What? What are you thinking?
Albert: Nothing, it's easy to share this anyway. *taking the shashlik, slide half of the meat and veggies into his plate* There, you can eat the half of it.
Katyusha: Oh, smort big brainlet boi.
Albert: Heh.
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Albert: *closing his mouth then burp softly* Phew, that was many. I'll go and bring my stuffs here.
Andrei: Have fun in your new house! We'll build the storage tommorow I guess. I have a promise with my client after this, sorry if I couldn't help you.
Albert: No problem Mr.Andrei! Thank you for helping me build my house!
Andrei: Lyuboye vremya, dasvidanya vsem!*waving hand then left*
Everyone else: Dasvidanya!
Aleksandr: I can help you untill afternoon, let's go.
Albert: Thank you so much Mr.Aleksandr.
(On the road, Aleksandr is walking far behind from Katyusha and Albert and in talk with his friend)
Katyusha: .........
Albert: ........
Katyusha: {Uh, I'll just gonna ask it, I don't care if I'll get cringed for years} Peter.
Albert: Yea{not grass fox huh?}.
Katyusha: I know this is so sudden but.....
Albert: But what?
Katyusha: Uhhh.......
Albert: Tell me, even if it's gonna make the entire universe collapse on it's great attractor of singularity point itself.
Katyusha: What are you talking about with Natalya days ago? You know, when you're only talk to her in latin.
Albert: Oh, just asking how's life in Athena. And you know? It's so funny when she tells a story about a philosopher arguing with *bla-bla-bla-bla-bla* and you know? Living there wasn't even that much of a difference with *bla-bla-bla*
Katyusha: {He enjoyed talking with her....Heck what I was thinking about?! It's good that he get along with one of my best friend I mean-}
Albert: It's so funny! I was impressed with her accent and- Katyusha? Are you listening?
Katyusha: *snapped* Oh! Yes I am. What's your thoughts on her?
Albert: Well, she is a comfortable person to talk with, warm, polite, intelligent, just everything. You're lucky that you have her as your friend.
Katyusha: Oh....
Albert: Uh Katyusha? You're so different today, what's up?
Katyusha: Ah! Nothing! Uhmm- could we go to the library again tomorrow?
Albert: {asking nicely, so weird}Oh, continuing the poem we read days ago? And oh! I also remember the weekly lecture. Let's ask Natalya to go with us too!
Katyusha: W-what? Why? Can't we-
Albert: What? Why? I mean, she's clever. Maybe she has some knowledge that I or you don't know since she's graduated from Institute of Athena.
Katyusha: Er- umm, no problem I guess. I-I'll ask her.
Albert: {Y so nervous?} Great!
Aleksandr: *staring at Katyusha* {heh, I see that, milyy}
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(Inside a house)
Albert: Wah! Home sweet new home! Let's look at my bedroom again!
Albert: *throw himself onto bed* Ohh! So soft and- uhhhm comfortable! Hmm, let's recap about what happened this day. *lost in thought* Uh huh- yeah that's something, I see, that was a great food and.....That was weird, Katyusha never ask so nicely before. What happened? Nah let's just schleep.
(Inside a bedroom)
Katyusha: *lost in thought* {Hmm, what I was thinking before? Oh, uh-huh that didn't gave me that much of cringe, I suprised. But why something feels wrong? Feels annoyed}
(Katyusha lift her pillow up)
Katyusha: What? Where's my book? Where? Where? Hold on, what's this paper?
"ПРИВЕТ СТАРШАЯ СЕСТРА! Извините, но мне так любопытно. Настолько, что я думаю, что умру, задаваясь вопросом, что это за содержание. Я верну его тебе, обещать. Наконец-то мне стало интересно читать книги!"
Katyusha: ........
S-VI-ATO-SLAV, FEODOROVIIIIICH!
(On the rooftop)
Sviatoy: *holding a book while also reading it* Nooo Julia! Don't forsake Remao! Hold on, what's with that yell- oh nuts, she finds it! Let's get my wicked plan started, hehehehe......
(Katyusha smashed a door)
Katyusha: YOU! GIVE ME BACK- eh?
Sviatoy: *snoring* zzzzzzzzz
Vanya: *appeares behind Katyusha* What's it Katty?
Katyusha: Mama! Sviatoy stole my book!
Vanya: Are you sure?
Katyusha: Yes! Uhh where's that paper at....
Vanya: I see your book on your bed, opened.
Katyusha: What? *walking towards her room* That's non- sense?!
(Katyusha sees her book on her bed)
Katyusha: But before it's-you gotta be brubging kidding me.
Vanya: See? Now sleep. You'll go to the weekly lecture tomorrow right?
Katyusha: Uhh.
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(Morning after, a door knocked)
Albert: *yawn* Wow! First guest and knocks on my door! I'm excited! Who's there? *opens the door*
Natalya: Salve Peter!
Katyusha: Привет.....Пётр.
Albert: Oh! Salve, Privet!
Natalya: It's a nice and minimalistic house you got here Peter!
Albert: Oh yes! Just done yesterday, it's just more comfortable than my usual contubernium camp.
Natalya: Of course! You shouldn't share this with other 9 mons! Hahaha!
Albert: Hehehe. We're about to go to weekly lecture today, aren't we?
Katyusha: Yes...
Albert: Alrighty then, let's go!{You should be sick Katyusha, what on Imperium Romanum have struck your icy head?}
(The three went to library)
The three: Privet Olga!
Olga: Privet! The weekly lecture is on the second floor! Let's go together!
(The four went upstairs and get inside a room that looks like a college class almost full of other mons)
Olga: You three can sit right there.*points at three empty seat* I'll start the class.
Olga: *stands on the podium* Privet druz'ya! Dobroye utro!
Everyone: Privet Olga! Dobroye utro!
Olga: Segodnya moy otets sobirayetsya v issledovatel'skuyu poyezdku[Today, my father is on a research trip]. So I'll fill the mentor slot today. The theme and subject for today is military and weaponry. We lucky that today, and I hope for years after, we have a new member that is an ex-legionary! I'll present to you, Peter Gottlieb Schutze!
(loud applause and cheers)
Albert: Uhh, hehe *waving his hands then walks to the podium*
Olga: Here, Peter. Sit on this chair.
(Albert sits on the chair)
Olga: So, Peter, introduce yourself please.
Albert: Hello everyone! I'm Peter. I'm from Itallica Provincia Garmantia Superior!
Olga: Must've been far away! So what legion are you from? How long is your experience?
Albert: I'm from Tertius Legio "Parthica", guarding the empire border in Mesopotamia. I served in legion for 6 years.
Olga: Excellent! We got a great interviewee today! Here I'm about to ask you to confirm a sourcebook here. This one about Pilum, are pilums used for crippling enemy advance?
Albert: That was correct. Not only pila were used for direct medium range weapon, also there are other usage, and that was the one of them.
(the interview/podcast lecture continues for hours)
Albert: And that was the thing, gladius were designed for thrusting moves, that's why it was shorter than spatha or sword.
Olga: Great info! Any else for the questions everyone? I think that was enough for today. I hope you all got fresh useful knowledge after the lecture. For next week, we'll have a pyshic experiment! Thank you for your presence today! See you next week, dasvidanya!
Everyone: Dasvidanya!
(minutes after)
Olga: Huft, that was a great interview Peter. Thank you.
Albert: That was nothing, it's great to share my knowledge to everyone.
Natalya: Tibi discis magna[you're doing great]!
Katyusha: Nice speech Peter.
Albert: Gratias, thank you!
Olga: If I could ask, after this, what else you three gonna do?
Albert: Well, I want to read the library's collections.
Katyusha: I and Natalya will do the same thing.
Olga: Well, enjoy the collections! After my dad back, I'm sure he'll bring some fresh supplies of new books and scrolls!
Katyusha: I'm excited!
(The three goes downstairs and went to 18th row and 71st rack)
Albert: Hmm, where's the box?
Katyusha: I don't know, we didn't move the box anywhere last time.
Natalya: What kind of book or scroll you two are looking for?
Albert: The one scroll that I read a week ago.
Natalya: Oh! When we first met? The poem was amazing, I forgot what it means.
Albert: Exactly. We should ask Olga.
Katyusha: I'll look for her-
Olga: Looking for me?
Katyusha: Wooaah! Why so sudden?
Olga: *giggles* What's up?
Albert: We looking for gold decorated box that contains a scroll here.
Olga: Hmm, and the title of that scroll is "maledikt-v-s prinkep-v-s a-b-s fab-v-la"? Or whatever it is pronounced.
Albert: Yes! MALEDICTVS·PRINCEPVS.ABSCONDITA·FABVLA.
Olga: You-what? What was that?
Albert: That's how it's pronounced, it was written in classical latin character and language.
Olga: I- How could you possibly even know that?!
Natalya: Hold on, that was written in classical latin?! No wonder why I can't understand half of it before.
Albert: I'll explain later, now could you point where it is now?
Olga: It- it's taken by my dad in his research trip.
Albert & Katyusha: What?!
Olga: He will be back for weeks! Or, I don't even know the exact time he'll be back.
Katyusha: Oh my, ah no problem I think, we can read it again after your father came back.
Olga: But wait, I think that scroll was an imitation one.
Albert & Katyusha: You- what?!
Natalya: ........ Interesting.
Olga: Yes! I remembered! It was a replica. The original one is in our storage room. Let's see, follow me.
(All following Olga towards storage room)
Olga: This is it, our storage room, so many dust here so, sorry for the inconvenience.
Albert: No problem ah-ha-a-chich!
Katyusha: ........{That would've been the cutest sneeze i've ever heard}
Natalya: *giggles* That was cute.
Albert: Uhh- heheh *slightly blushing*
Olga: Here! Let's go!
(All of them searching for the scroll)
Olga: Uhh, I can't remember. Where is it? Uhh- even if I find it, I can't determine if it is the scroll we're looking for.
Natalya: Peter, is this the scroll? *hand it over to Albert*
Albert: Uhh- lemme read it. Yes! Where do you found this?
Natalya: At that wooden case, I can read all of the scrolls there, but not this one.
Albert: Nice.
Olga: Could you read and translate it now? My father couldn't even read the replica one that was made by his research partner in Rome clearly, let alone the original one.
Albert: I wonder why such a scroll not placed in Imperial Library of Rome.
Olga: I don't have a clue.
Albert: Ok, let's read it {I'm excited}.
Katyusha: ..........
Natalya: ..........
Olga: ..........
Albert: *inhales deeply*
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(Rome, in a palace on the Capitolinae hill)
??: *bows then kneeing*Salve, omnipotens laus tibi, domine mi.
???: Quid te ad palatium meum portat, Fabius Scipio Julianus?
Fabius: Sum hie certiorem me dominus meus, Regius Filius Maiestatem inveniri non potest. ignosce mihi quod malum hoc nuntium ad te mittat domine mi.
???: *sigh* Anathema sit.
Fabius: Certus esne, dominus meus?
???: Sic, Iustus invenire locum suum. Nos eum reducemus cum eo egent, perdite.
Fabius: Mandatum tuum accipiam, domine mi.
???: Id est. Nuntiare iterum cum inveneris, Fabius.
Fabius: Rogans veniam, Maiestatem Meam.
Lucius: Habes me licentia, Fabius Scipio Julianus.
Fabius: *stands up* Gratias tibi valde, Regiam Maiestatem Nostram. *walks out*
???: Tu certus quod pater?
Lucius: Pulchritudo mea, filius noster opus intermissum et tempus invenire sui veri.
???: Sed sollicitus ego sum, deliciae.
Lucius: Sollicitus es? Filio nostro? Erat supervixit Teutoburgum et campum Carrhae.
???: Sed adhuc sum, sollicitus.......
Lucius: *sigh* Inveniemus eum. Et reducemus eum, quando tempus. Nunc habe cetera, pulchritudo mea. Te respice fessos.
???: Forsitan tu, recte.....
Untill the horn sounded again......
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Salve! I'm currently edit and revising each chapters, it'll may be constant as long as I see something wrong with my writings regarding grammar, writing rules, and unfitting word and sentences. Worry not, the plot and story will never change. I also need your help, just if you read something uncomfortable or not up to standard and rule of writing in english or every languages that I featured in this story, tell me in the comments or DM. If you're an OG reader, you'll spot some changes that could've been significant.
The story update schedule is on Tuesday or Wednesday, weekly. Of course I can be late, but I'll make sure if I upload this story, It will be on these two days. Wish you a great weeks dear reader. And Eid Mubarak to my muslim brothers and sisters!
Chapter Glossary:
-Triumvirate: Shortly say it, the alliance of three, you may have ever heard of First Triumvirate of Julius Caesar, Pompey Magnus, and Crassus. Well it is how it is, it's Katyusha, Natalya, and Olga's "gang" name.
-Prefector/Praefect: Province governor. Many times this word used to call a chief or head of any organization or commando. You read before, there is a position of "Camp Prefect" in Legion, and yes it means Camp Master/Chief/-In command. But in this context, it means province governor.
-Shashlik: Slavic traditional barbeque, always served in skewered way. You know Boris? Yes, the shashlik king one on Youtube.
-Contubernium: A band of 8 Legionary and 2 slave or servant that shared a camp or it is referring to the camp itself.
-Pilum/Pila: Legionary standard javelin, usually heavy.
Chapter extras: -Sviatoslav's paper message translation
"HELLO BIG SIS! Sorry, but I'm too curious. So much so that I think I'll die wondering what inside of the book is. I will return it to you, promise! I finally got interested in reading books!"
Cover was made with random google'ed PMD - Glaceon, Leafeon from Ev-Zero - Eeveelutions, and the landscape from Deviantart.