Episode X: The Very Old Folk

Amidst the reign of Augustus, a young quaestor is sent to the edge of the Empire, where the forests of Hispania conceal more than hostile tribes. As Roman officials and legionaries debate law, war, and superstition, unease builds: torches sputter, drums echo from the hills, and whispers older than the Republic stir in the dark. Pride and reason clash with something far more ancient, as Rome’s certainty confronts the silence of the unknown.