“The Kalends are for men with credit, Decimius.’ Julius wiped a speck of dust from his pristine tunic. ‘My patron is a man of numbers, not mercy. The ledger must balance. If I return light, he becomes… difficult. And I have a habit of passing that difficulty on.” Ancient RomeNoir FictionHistorical ThrillerVillain QuotesThe White WolfRoman Noir Book:A Slave's Vengeance Source: A Slave's Vengeance