The men of Ancient Rome
Erotic gay fiction about a young slave boy trying to please his master.
Chapter 1
Aemilius sat on top of the hill, plucking the spiky blades of grass that grew around him as he stared vacantly out across the valley.
It was a warm sunny day - the heat shimmered off the grassy fields below. He took a drink of water from the pouch he carried with him. He was waiting. He was waiting for the return of his master.
Aemilius was a slave of the Claudia family – one of the most prominent and powerful patrician families in the Republic of Rome. His master was Appius Claudius Caudex. Appius was only a few years older than Aemilius but was already seen as having a promising military career.
A cloud of dust appeared on the horizon. Aemilius stood up and peered hopefully into the distance, he saw a lone horseman, his face lit up with a smile – it was Appius, it was his master.
“What are you doing out here, Aemilius?” smiled Appius, pulling his horse to a stop in front of his slave boy.
“Waiting for you, master...” grinned Aemilius. “What news from your grandfather?”
“What makes you think I have news?” teased Appius.
“Well, your grandfather would not have called you to him unless he had something important to tell you…” replied Aemilius. “Also, you look excited - like you have a secret that you can’t keep inside you.”
“I’ve always said that you were too clever for me...” grinned Appius.
Appius held his hand out to Aemilius and helped to pull him up onto the horse so that Aemilius was sitting behind him.
“Ride with me…” instructed Appius, as Aemilius happily wrapped his arms around the waist of his master. “I’ll fill you in on all the news as we go.”
