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of comedies. She said they used to think this was Marius, but now they think it’s really Menander. Poor Marius got the shaft,” Trent said, startling Micah. He had walked up behind him. Something was so familiar about this moment… the sensation of déjà vu prickled the hairs on Micah’s arms.
This is my vision! This was what I’d been staring at when Trent walked up. So, now what?
“Who was Marius ?” he asked, hoping to glean the reason behind seeing this.
Trent stared at him . “You’ve never heard of Marius? You need to get out more, or at least listen in World History class more. Marius was a stallion! He completely reformed the Roman military. He went about everything on his own terms, didn’t care for all the bureaucratic crap. Before he came along, you had to own land to be in the army. Marius formed his own army with anyone who wanted a job, a paycheck, and the promise of land once their service was over. And he was unbeatable. Those that didn’t like him tried to replace him, but when the Barbarians took over northern Rome, they called him back. And he saved Rome, again. His army was loyal to him. He was the beginning of ‘He who controls the army controls Rome’. He is legendary to Romans.”
“I’m impressed. I had no idea you were so into this stuff.”
Trent shrugged . “I don’t know why, but I love Italy. I’ve been studying the culture, language, and history for a while. So I guess,” Trent said slowly, “I can understand your obsession with the City of Enoch, in a way.”
Startled, Micah replied, “I didn’t know you knew what we’re reading about.”
“Micah, I see things you don’t see. I hear things you don’t hear,” he joked. His last words left them both silent.
“Trent,” Micah began. This is what I’ve been dreading—how to tell Trent the truth? He was afraid if he told Trent about the Gennaros part in it, he would tell Micah’s parents and he’d be on the next flight to Virginia. The last thing his parents wanted was for their already-kooky son to be around two kooky old people.
“About the other night, you did hear something that I didn’t hear,” Micah finished.
Trent was sober. “I know. I’ve been stressing that I’m catching your Looney Tunes stuff.”
Micah took a deep breath . Here goes nothing!
The words tumbled out . “I have visions… dreams, at night, and sometimes during the day. I saw you and me here, in Rome, in this very room actually. There’s a reason I’m here. I need to learn from the Gennaros. I don’t expect you to believe me.”
Trent listened and then asked, “What do you dream about?”
The group they were with had begun walking to the next sala , and they followed, lagging behind.
“I’ve seen one thing over and over .” And Caterina’s saw it too , he thought, but didn’t say. “It’s a fire that consumes everything. No one survives it.”
Trent said nothing for a moment . “What else do you see?”
This dream was much more pleasant to Micah, filling his mind for the past two nights.
“I keep seeing a building. Well, more like a fortress. It’s huge, its brilliant, and it looks like it’s made out of gold or something. In my dream, I want to go in. I need to go in and there are tons of people entering large, tall doors. The line of people goes on and on. I don’t go in though. I hang back, although I’m not sure why. I feel like I’m searching for someone.”
Expecting a smirk, or punch in the arm, Micah waited. Trent was staring at the ground.
He glanced up and , with unfocused eyes, stated, “And you’ve been studying the City of Enoch.” He paused. “There is going to be a fire, like the one you saw, and it’ll cover everything, I mean everything , the whole world. But some people will survive. It’ll be those who are inside the city you saw, the golden city, the new City of Enoch. It’s sort of like the ark with Noah. Only those inside the ark were safe from the flood.” He locked
This is my vision! This was what I’d been staring at when Trent walked up. So, now what?
“Who was Marius ?” he asked, hoping to glean the reason behind seeing this.
Trent stared at him . “You’ve never heard of Marius? You need to get out more, or at least listen in World History class more. Marius was a stallion! He completely reformed the Roman military. He went about everything on his own terms, didn’t care for all the bureaucratic crap. Before he came along, you had to own land to be in the army. Marius formed his own army with anyone who wanted a job, a paycheck, and the promise of land once their service was over. And he was unbeatable. Those that didn’t like him tried to replace him, but when the Barbarians took over northern Rome, they called him back. And he saved Rome, again. His army was loyal to him. He was the beginning of ‘He who controls the army controls Rome’. He is legendary to Romans.”
“I’m impressed. I had no idea you were so into this stuff.”
Trent shrugged . “I don’t know why, but I love Italy. I’ve been studying the culture, language, and history for a while. So I guess,” Trent said slowly, “I can understand your obsession with the City of Enoch, in a way.”
Startled, Micah replied, “I didn’t know you knew what we’re reading about.”
“Micah, I see things you don’t see. I hear things you don’t hear,” he joked. His last words left them both silent.
“Trent,” Micah began. This is what I’ve been dreading—how to tell Trent the truth? He was afraid if he told Trent about the Gennaros part in it, he would tell Micah’s parents and he’d be on the next flight to Virginia. The last thing his parents wanted was for their already-kooky son to be around two kooky old people.
“About the other night, you did hear something that I didn’t hear,” Micah finished.
Trent was sober. “I know. I’ve been stressing that I’m catching your Looney Tunes stuff.”
Micah took a deep breath . Here goes nothing!
The words tumbled out . “I have visions… dreams, at night, and sometimes during the day. I saw you and me here, in Rome, in this very room actually. There’s a reason I’m here. I need to learn from the Gennaros. I don’t expect you to believe me.”
Trent listened and then asked, “What do you dream about?”
The group they were with had begun walking to the next sala , and they followed, lagging behind.
“I’ve seen one thing over and over .” And Caterina’s saw it too , he thought, but didn’t say. “It’s a fire that consumes everything. No one survives it.”
Trent said nothing for a moment . “What else do you see?”
This dream was much more pleasant to Micah, filling his mind for the past two nights.
“I keep seeing a building. Well, more like a fortress. It’s huge, its brilliant, and it looks like it’s made out of gold or something. In my dream, I want to go in. I need to go in and there are tons of people entering large, tall doors. The line of people goes on and on. I don’t go in though. I hang back, although I’m not sure why. I feel like I’m searching for someone.”
Expecting a smirk, or punch in the arm, Micah waited. Trent was staring at the ground.
He glanced up and , with unfocused eyes, stated, “And you’ve been studying the City of Enoch.” He paused. “There is going to be a fire, like the one you saw, and it’ll cover everything, I mean everything , the whole world. But some people will survive. It’ll be those who are inside the city you saw, the golden city, the new City of Enoch. It’s sort of like the ark with Noah. Only those inside the ark were safe from the flood.” He locked
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