Into the Mists

About: It's 117 AD. The Ninth Legion march North into the mists. All the tribes of the North rise against them.
Words: 3303
Starring: Marcus Flavius Aquila (Senior),  Tradui of the Seal People, Cunoval ap Cunomor

(Actually, Cunoval only gets a walk-on part, but in my head he has a lot to say. )

From Marcus Flavius Aquila, Primus Pilus of the First Cohort of the Ninth Hispana

Dear Mouse
I am sorry that it has been some time since my last letter. Things continue to be difficult here, and it has got worse since the news of the Emperor’s death reached us, so that it has been hard to find the time to write a proper letter.

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Notes( In which I become ridiculously excited that the archaeology appears to back up my fanfic.  )