This month, we meet a very determined mage of Water, an unusual gladiator, and a woebegone acolyte of Fortuna — and we get a special glimpse into the personal ethos of Ama Rubellia, High Priestess of Venus.

CCLXXIII.

Before every voyage, Camillius Macro checked the ship, bow to stern. He looked for the usual things: rotting wood, caulking damage, rusting fasteners. But he looked with another sight, too, the cool rush of Neptune’s power flowing through him as he checked his wards.