<strong>Amplus is dragged from Cariad but at least he got to say goodbye</strong><br/><br/><div class="floatright">(http://boyculture.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c2ca253ef010536e54c6a970b-400wi)</div>Much as he wanted her, he knew she was right. So he kissed her deeply before moving to her side and sitting on the rug. From the door he could hear boxes being taken downstairs. So he smiled at her wantonly and spoke to her finally. “Before they burst in and take me from you and punish us both for my desires got the better of me, I had better go.” So he took her hand and kissed it before excusing himself from the room. As he walked to the door he said one final statement. “If we had only met under different circumstances then things would be very different.” A sad smile was then seen on his face as a tear formed in his eye. “I have to go.” With that he was gone and this time for good.<br/><br/><strong>Manius moved to his carriage and waits for Galo, Canis with the decreased</strong><br/><br/><div class="floatright">(http://i1221.photobucket.com/albums/dd468/sybakrys/Amplus/article-1057070-050F37D70000044D-98_468x465.jpg)</div>The slave did indeed return as Manius was packing some of his most precious items into a box and having them carried down to the carriage. After several moments Manius was all alone, except for the female slave who had only moments before returned from the balcony. Galo and Canis had not yet returned with the bodies but he knew he was under instruction so he was sure he would not fail him.<br/><br/>He imagined they would be by the carriage in no time as he picked up his last box and walk with the slave out of the room and down the stairs through the inner courtyard and herb garden. He stopped for a moment to take a deep breathe before walking through the main gates and on to the outer courtyard.<br/><br/>Matriana was already on board the carriage she came in on with Nadia, who had recently changed employer, and it could be clearly seen that Amplus was with her. To his right he could see Maximus and Atticus being let through the gates leading from the sands to the outer court yard. He smiled at the men as they were being lead onto the third carriage. He considered that when Galo arrives he would instruct the man to put the bodies on the third carriage and then decide which carriage he would like to travel in. So he walked to his carriage with the slave that informed Livia of his departure and asked her to strip and tend to his frustration.<br/><br/>Shorty after the young women had tended to his needs, he looked out of the carriage and could see the bodies being carefully placed on the third carriage. Galo and Canis had indeed made it. He smiled to himself and gestured to his right hand to join Matriana in the forward carriage. Once all we onboard he could see that Matriana or someone in the front carriage had instructed the convoy to proceed. Canis had been instructed to stay with the bodies along with Maximus and Atticus.<br/><br/>Manius had hoped that Livia would have rushed to bid him farewell but he understood if she would rather not. So with her no were in sight, his carriage, along with the other two, were soon on there way to Rome. What adventures they would experience along the way, well that would be another story.