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1. To Kill the Christ! - Chapter Seventeen: Battle for Volodion        Four leaders of the eastern Coritani tribes visited Nottingham early in March. They were stout men, lowlanders, sturdy and warlike, but farmers who lived east of the River Trent and in the great valley that had be...
2. To Kill the Christ! - Chapter Fifteen: To Finance Long Reach        Efforts to improve Nottingham were slowed by the smallpox incident, slowed but not stopped.        Raphael had spent the summer of their arrival surveying the economy of the village, a...
3. To Kill the Christ! - Chapter Nineteen: Vacation on the German Sea        Carl strode into the Great Room. "Rebecca!" he cried.        "In here!"        He was at the door of her study in three strides, burst...
4. To Kill the Christ! - Chapter Eighteen: Camulodunum Success        Raphael and Gaio, having left Nottingham before the war on Volodion was declared, traveled south unaware of the battles to take place. Raphael had adjusted to the weakness of his right hand and was able to mount a...
5. To Kill the Christ! - Chapter Fourteen: A Contest of Wills        The year flew. Progress was made in many directions, but no one was satisfied for an especially cold winter and inadequate finances had hindered the start of Long Reach. Fortunately, they could learn the language...
6. To Kill the Christ! - Chapter Twenty: Building a Kingdom        The months slipped by far too hurriedly for Raphael. Messalina was every bit as attractive as she had appeared in the lamp's feeble light. Her literacy in three languages and fluency in four isolated her from the...
7. To Kill the Christ! - Chapter Sixteen: A Long Way to Go        Rebecca confronted Carl in his manse office. "We’ve had quite a few of your men in the infirmary each day. Some of them have typhus, I think. I’ve seen some lice on their bodies."   ...
8. To Kill the Christ! - Chapter Thirteen: Dannoius the Druid        Dusk arrived as Carl and his companions rode to the jail. It was a low, rectangular block building set against the large stone face of a limestone outcropping. When a guard unlocked the wooden door and Carl stoope...
9. To Kill the Christ! - Chapter Eleven: Confrontation at the River Trent        Leaving Aquae Sulis to return to their beginning, they were a far cry from the three travelers who had started from the Wye. In addition to Morius and Gaio, four warriors had joined them, as had five squires, boys...
10. To Kill the Christ! - Chapter Twenty-one: Sunshine and Shadows        Carl walked into the courtyard to talk with Rebecca when a wagonload of coal arrived. It was a pathetic load. Two horses drew the wagon, which was less than half full.        "Loo...
11. To Kill the Christ! - Chapter Twelve: King of Nottingham        As they rode toward the king’s body, the valiant but foolhardy horseman moved in the grass. Pember readied to strike him with his sword, but Carl called him off. A brave warrior could be taught wisdom, but a...
12. To Kill the Christ! - Chapter Seven: Journey to Bath        The sun was still below the horizon, lighting the glade with ambient light, when Carl awakened. Mists hugged the waters of the pond. The breeze of the night before had disappeared. He had slept, but his mind had b...