I adore this. You took a lovely little slice of a fic and expanded on it until it burst with tiny little gems. I adore Atia, and the way you display her cunning, her pragmatism, and even her sentiment is just perfect. There's a few sentences that read a bit awkwardly, but overall, this piece came across very strong. The dialogue is utterly brilliant, and you had me believing every line, every sentence of this. Great work.

*wonders why does not have Rome icons*