"Elissa the Vestals are an order of nine holy virgins that serve the goddess protector of the City of Rome, assualting one is a death sentence and the man that did this will be crucified after being tortured and flogged for the outrage, and these maidens are sacred which is why we are not trying to seduce them, they may wed after the age of thirty but most don't do so.," Tamar says to the puzzled slave. "No true Roman even a Jewess like myself or a common thug wouod dare harm one, but they have power for example a condemned man or woman that is seen by one cannot be executed, those going to the arena are excluded since their fate is open they may win and save their lives, they get the best seats at the finest places in Rome and are well provided for.," Tamar adds.<br/><br/>There is knocking on the door and several guards of the Pretorians and the head of the Vestals comes in with an older limping man covered up. In a little stutter,"Well done we hate to see a Vestal harmed now I must sacrifice more to the goddess Vesta, whose home is this?," Tamar steps forward bowing.<br/><br/>"Its mine Emperor you and the ladies honor the home of this humble Doris, I'm called Tamar.," the figure takes off his hood its the Emperor Claudius. A good and noble one much loved by the people of the Empire. Anturos saw him once many years ago an idiot they said but he survived and the palace guard declared him the Emperor, cagey and good hearted who was going to come to ake asacrifice to Flora.<br/><br/>Elisa is quickly gestured to fetch the good wine and some food.<br/><br/>"And of course the representative of the Vestal Order is always welcome to any home in Rome the maidens are still virgins and I made sure of their safety, this retired soldier protected them with his formidable skills at arms, he is Arturos formerly serving in the Legions in Germania I think, and this is the prostitute Penelope a friend, I know not good company for the Vestals but I'm still a citizen of Rome.," Claudius is eyeing up the prostitutes one nude Doris and Penelope, the other is clearly a slave but he's still a man.<br/><br/>When the wine come the Emperor sits as the Vestals are taken back to their temple by the guards save his personal guards two large Romans. "To Flora, may Rome always have such beauty as is in this room.," he pours a libation on the florr to the goddess.