A Voice in the Wind 100-200

Marcus and Julia are at the battle. Julia's father has already decided whom she will marry, Claudius Flaccus, but Marcus doesn't think he's any good for her. Julia had seen her first kill in the games and even though she was feeling a little uneasy afterwards she still wanted to stay. Haddassah is bought to be Julia's slave and Julia finds this out when she gets home from the games. Hadassah finds Marcus very attractive like most young women. Hadassah and Julia start talking to each other about Hadassah's family. Julia likes Hadassah's stories but doesn't like that she isn't pretty. Julia talks to her friend Octavia about how much she doesn't want to marry Claudius. Marcus and Hadassah are talking in the garden and Marcus thinks Hadassah has gotten prettier. He doesn't know for sure yet if he trusts her though because she is a Jew.