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A/N: Thanks for reviewing, FireandBloodandKittens! I hope the secrets are surprising (though hopefully not too obvious).

Also, there really is a common theory/belief that Emperor Hadrian wore a beard just to hide his acne scars. That was so funny I had to add it in. And he was in Britain soon before this takes place.

After Riff Raff had stormed off he'd wandered aimlessly for a while. Eventually, somebody noticed this wandering around. That somebody happened to be a really old legionary called Avus. At the time he was telling stories to some of the newer recruits. He stopped telling stories and gestured for Riff to sit with him and these other soldiers.

"You look lost, boy. Like you don't belong here," said Avus, "And it's not only that your manner of dress is unusual. It is also a look upon you face."

There was strange curiosity, a strange kindness in the old man's grey eyes. Something that mad him seem like an old friend even to strangers.

He offered Riff some water with wine (what everyone drank). Riff Raff refused it, thought politely. For some reason one got the impression that Avus was a person to respect. He'd clearly seen much and was very wise for a mere soldier.

"Why are you here? You are not a legionary," Avus said calmly.

"Yes, you look foreign!" said one of the still remaining newer recruits. Most of them had wandered off, annoyed that they weren't being told stories anymore.

"I'm from somewhere far away. Some of your fellow soldiers found my sister, her friend, my… vehicle, and I nearby. They brought us here for some reason," Riff explained.

Avus chuckled. "As prisoners? If these were good soldiers they wouldn't have just let you wander. Who were they?"

"They were a pimply teenager called Gaius and someone a bit older named Lucius. Neither seemed intelligent," Riff explained through gritted teeth.

One of the young men laughed. "Good old Gaius! I often say he'll look like the emperor one day."

This confused Riff Raff. Avus noticed, of course.

"The emperor visited a year or so ago and some of the boys came to the conclusion that he'd only grown a beard to hide his acne scars," he explained, shaking his head.

More laughter. Then, Avus gave the soldiers a stern look and they all were silent, It was amazing how much power he held over them despite being the same rank.

"Where are they now? That is, Gaius and Lucius."

Riff Raff sighed wearily. "I don't know. They wandered off, leaving my two companions and I with their strange friends, a while before I wandered off. I think they'd gone back to patrolling. Or maybe to loot my castle…"

At that, Avus raised a bushy grey eyebrow. "Castle? What castle?"

"The flying castle-spaceship that I arrived here in," Riff Raff replied sullenly, not expecting the old man to believe him.

"'Oh how extraordinary! I'm off duty now, and I do think it would be interesting to visit. Will you show me the way there? In the many years of my life I've never seen such a thing!"

"You believe me?" Riff said, surprised.

In response, Avus nodded with boyish eagerness. "Yes, your face says you speak the truth. Shall we, then?"

Meanwhile… a tall, menacing man called Marcus Valerius Maximus was staring at Magenta and Columbia. Nobody had explained who the two young women were or why there were talking to his. Their clothes were strange and neither looked very Roman.

"Hey, sir… my name is Columbia," said the pink-haired girl, trying to be cheerful.

Marcus continued to glare. These two women weren't supposed to be here. And the fact that they were made him furious...

"Can somebody tell me what is going on?" he asked. "You're the tent of lunatics, yes. But never did I expect you to cause actual trouble! Bringing two strange women into camp. Remember Boudicca? Remember how she fucking wrecked us? Women are not to be underestimated and you just let 'em stroll on in. Stupid little bastards, be glad I'm not going to tell my superiors about this. I would if I didn't realize how bad it would make me look. Next time somebody does something so damned idiotic I might recommend to my superiors that we decimate you lot. Though, since only the loony tent is involved, I probably won't."

At the mention of such a grave punishment both Librus and Puellus paled considerably. Aldricus as too brave to seem bothered by it. From this Magenta figured out that 'decimating' was very bad indeed. Since she pitied these outcasts somewhat – and was still annoyed at Gaius and Lucius – she did what she could to 'spare' them from that potential fate.

"It vasn't them who brought us here," Magenta said darkly. "It was their roommates, young Gaius and Lucius."

A/N: By the way, decimating is when a tenth of the Legion is beaten to death by everyone else. It's a really serious threat. Especially since the soldiers are like brothers from all their together training. Such a thing is done for cowardice, not stupidity, so they really shouldn't take Marcus seriously...

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