It's funny, he's never told any of his allies this, yet here's he's dissembling to his most immediate enemy.
"One day, last year while I was sitting in the bath, I investigated this strange new drain and was sucked down by it. I emerged in the bathhouse of a strange place. I was...sometime far in the future. I can't explain it, except to say that i'd slipped downstream in time. This happened to me several times since.
In that time, the glory of the Roman Empire is but a historical footnote and the city is a tourist trap. All our remaining influence is gotten through being a gutted puppet state for the church. I pledged that I wouldn't let that future come to pass.
You might think me mad. I brought back artifacts though..."
From his toga, he pulls an iPod, with earbuds, and hands it to Garviel. It contains several 80s playlists.
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"One day, last year while I was sitting in the bath, I investigated this strange new drain and was sucked down by it. I emerged in the bathhouse of a strange place. I was...sometime far in the future. I can't explain it, except to say that i'd slipped downstream in time. This happened to me several times since.
In that time, the glory of the Roman Empire is but a historical footnote and the city is a tourist trap. All our remaining influence is gotten through being a gutted puppet state for the church. I pledged that I wouldn't let that future come to pass.
You might think me mad. I brought back artifacts though..."
From his toga, he pulls an iPod, with earbuds, and hands it to Garviel. It contains several 80s playlists.