Drabble: Conflict

[artyartie]

Only one drabble this week for rome100. Set shortly before 'These Beings the Words...'

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Generals and soldiers weren’t the only ones to wage war. A single voice could overpower a volley of arrows, a single pen could shatter the strength of a thousand swords.

Cicero’s hand hovered over a white expanse, where flickering lamplight cast hesitant shadows. So many years since he had taken up the charge, an imperator of passions and ideals, and so much grief in those years.

He no longer had the luxury of doubt. Brutus and Cassius struck down the first tyrant with their daggers; Cicero would strike down the second with his best and only weapon – his words.

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[artyartie.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much! That is one of the most touching comments I've ever received.