<sup><strong>Cappius - Favoured slave</strong></sup><br/><br/>Cappius kept his head low, then took a few steps backwards, and turned around, heading down the stairs to find  his way to the kitchen.<em> 'Food and beverages for the guests, then Juliana.'</em>he repeated the orders a few times to himself as he walked in to the kitchen. He moved from table to storage to table, between the various stations, looking at what was being prepared.<em>'Very good, two fine porcus troianus'</em>, pigs stuffed with sausages and fruit, were being roasted by the chief cook, and then, during dinner, it would be served on their feet. When cut, the sausages would spill from the animal like entrails, a humorous reference to the Trojan Horse, Cappius smiled, and all this sensory input made him hungry. He tasted the liquamen, the sauce, and his smile widened.<strong>”Doing well, this will go perfect with porcus troianus.”</strong>Cappius tasted a little from the eggs, honey, milk and fruit, the olives, cheese, crackers, bread and the grapes. All were fresh and would definitely please the guests. Cappius addressed the kitchen slaves with a clear loud voice,<strong>”Make sure to have it all ready to be served together with the finest wine when called, fail in this, and you will all be skinned alive and served to the pigs.”</strong>He exchanged a few words with the chief chef about the meal, this had been in preparation for a week, maybe more, and they both agreed that this should be enough for the feast. Cappius felt happy about the chief cook as he placed himself with a good view of the kitchen.