A man in a hooded cloak began to write two letters both being addressed to the Generals of Legion VI (General Horadinus Varro) and Legion XV (General Telivicus Terpus), these two letters addressed there recent disillusionment with the Emperors decision making. These two Generals from the very beginning have been in favour of Manus and wished to retreat for a very long time to Marius Manus’ cause. The hooded man knew whom to target and he did.

Within two weeks of the letters being sent they arrived back at the hooded mans quarters, both the letters agreed to meet. Again the hooded man wrote another letter back to the two Generals telling them where and when to meet. The hooded man chose 3 days time at night just on the outskirts of the Blarjach forest, this forest was away from both friend and foe so obviously the best location. The hooded man sent out the letters. And began to get ready for the meeting of the three.

The day of the meeting arrives and the hooded man was eager to get this over and done with, he was becoming very edgy as not quite sure what will happen out of this meeting, although he knew this was very dangerous also. He left for the place of meeting with the wind blowing and his cloak being rustled continuously. He always made sure that his identity was made was hidden throughout the journey he arrived at the appointed location as darkness fell. In the darkness the dark hid the still forms of several men hiding in an arc around the area. His hood served to mask the small sounds that might have escaped from metal on metal.

The hooded man arrived at the location, and entered a small hut on the top of the hill he heads to the hut and sits on a chair in the corner of the room. Soon after both Generals Varro and Terpus arrive, they enter the hut looking at the furnace complaining that it’s not on when a voice came from the darkness…

“Dark times call for dark rooms Generals, please sit, and don’t be frightened I came alone as both you should have done.”

The two Generals looked at each other both edgy and warily sat in their chairs waiting what was to come next. The hooded man entered into view out of the darkness his hood over his face as to not reveal his identity ‘Now Gentlemen shall we start’.

“So Gentlemen we are all clear why we are yes…just in case you aren’t sure we are hear because we feel that the present circumstances under the Emperor’s regime are not the type of circumstances that we wish to serve and the men that are under our command happily agree on this matter.” Both of the Generals nodded.

“I will rebel against the Emperor and go to Manus,” Says General Varro of Legion VI.

“As will I,” The General of Legion XV General Terpus,” He nods at the hooded man. It never struck General C. Augustus Servo, that men of low birth who owed their entire careers to Imperial favour, would so rapidly agree to try to overthrow the source of their personal success. Such lowborn men had no hope of rising higher. Yet theses same men were "willing" to assist in Emperor A. Tiberius Vitellius from the throne.

The Generals agreed on a strategy on how they will reach Manus’ lines or a certain point in which they can easily contact him. The Generals stand but ask for the hooded man to reveal himself. The hooded man bows his head and smiles ‘very well’ he says with that his steps forward and removes the hood. Both men look at each other and chuckle.

The cloaked man says ‘Gentlemen you will enact precisely what we have discussed with immediate effect no questions you will head to your position with haste there we will sort things out’. With that the two Generals left and the hooded man left with a smirk pleased at what happened.

Within seconds C. Augustus Servo was aware of the sound of pounding feet outside the hovel's door. As C. Augustus Servo rose to his feet, the rough planks of the door seem to explode as several soldiers burst in to the shack. They each held a drawn sword and closed in rapidly upon Servo. Instinctively the general's hand went to his sword hilt, but seeing that the armed men were upon him, he had to make a positive mental effort to check himself, not to have done so, would have resulted in his instant death. One of the soldiers roughly seized him by his upper arms, another swiftly disarmed him, whilst yet another tepped upto him and said following in a low matter of fact tone. "C. Augustus servo, I arrest you on the charge of Treason. Your fate will be sealed at the Emperor's whim!"

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By: Castor Augustus Servo and Others