<strong>Bastian's arrival </strong><br/><br/>The first carefully chosen words from Bastian’s mouth were considered and to the point. “It appears that we have stopped. Perhaps we have finally arrived at the destination.” To confirm, he glanced out of the carriage and indeed to his relief they had arrived at the gates that had been described earlier, when directions to Ludus Leonis Scopulus Tarraconensis were requested. Finally the incessant chattering from his wife would stop. Finally he could excuse himself from her presence once inside this place.  He was of course practiced in the art of only hearing white noise when she spoke, but sometimes the knife, that was her voice, would pierce the skin. Poison just seemed to pour from every orifice when she was in his locality. How dare she comment on his cock and suggest it was shrinking.<em>Even if it was, it would be of ample size to choke her should it accidentally find its way into her month</em>, he taught. Just the taught of that made it curve up as if to hide from such a possible situation. Just the taught of killing her made him hard. Watching her turn deep blue to purple like a colossal blue whale excited him. She had all but out lived her usefulness. Once he was on the senate he was sure that an accident would befall her. He had it all planed. It was just a matter of time.<br/><br/>The planning, for now, had to wait. It was time for pleasantries. “Amplus” he instructed “Open the door for me as I wish to walk to last few feet to the gates. You must, of course, accompany me as I desire this.” Amplus did as instructed and within moments they were alone in front of the carriage. Bastian could not help but notice that they were making ground from the carriage. Even though extra horse had been put on, for his wife, the carriage struggled to even achieve walking pace. This amused Bastian considerably. He found that when such faults, with his wife, were exposed they were worth that little squeeze of every possible second. He was not a nasty man, he just needed that realise as most of the occasions, where he would have to spend time with her, were almost unbearable due to her behaviour towards him.<br/>