character introductions
Julia,
a recent bride, had long brown silky hair and deep green eyes. Although her
husband had control over her actions she was still a confident women, and took pride
in the fact that she still had an inner voice. Her husband, Manius, had
celebrated his twenty-fourth birthday yesterday, a whole decade older than
Julia, and she was cleaning up the left over mess from yesterday. Manius was a somewhat cold man, and
Julia felt distant from him even as his wife. He rarely showed emotions, at
least never to Julia, and although she was use to this type of personality
because it was similar to how her father acted, she longed for a more intimate
and fulfilling relationship.
When Julia had finished her daily
chores and errands, and Manius was still in town working, she liked to visit
her sister Tullia. Tullia was a busy woman. She had three children, two boys
and a girl, all under the age of ten. Julia envied her sister’s life. Tullia’s
husband, Appius, was a kind man. He was warm and loving, which were uncommon
traits for most men. Tullia’s house was joyful and full of life, a common
reason for why Julia loved to visit her so often. Tullia was two years older
than her. She was smart and motherly, and Julia and Tullia had always had a
tight bond, much closer than her husband’s relationship to his sibling.
Manius’s brother, Marcus, lived
down the hill from them. He was very different than his brother, friendly and well
liked throughout town. Although he did not have the same authoritative power as
Manius, who was a top commander in the army and had much political influence,
he loved his job working as a teacher. He was a recent widow, his wife had passed
away unexpectedly, leaving him somewhat lost and questioning his life. Clodia’s
death was constantly haunting him, and not knowing why or how she died so
suddenly caused him much grief. Her passing before giving birth to children had
upset his only living parent Tulliola. His mother, Tulliola, desperately wanted
children and was worried she would not live to see either of her sons have
children.
