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Scipio the Sciapod In the Shade of a Foot

Scipio the Sciapod: In the Shade of a Foot

Free short story

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Being a slave in ancient Rome is bad. Being a slave and a one-legged assassin? Even worse.

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Free short story set in the same mythical world as The Treasure of Juno Moneta.​

Available in English & Swedish

Scipio the Sciapod: In the Shade of a Foot
Skiapdoden Scipio

Scipio the Sciapod is very fair, for he detests every Roman equally, including himself. That’s why he became an assassin, and why he’s stayed in the business for 339 years. (It helps that he’s a slave—quitting isn’t exactly in his job description.) But one night, a mission reignites his doubts. Scipio must decide: continue his grim work or risk everything for a chance at freedom.

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