
Livia was wickedly wily, loved by hateful means. She knew that everything – people, families, nations – had a breaking strain. “Arrange for them to be pushed to it, then relieve as much as you like. They will worship you for that relief.”

Livia was wickedly wily, loved by hateful means. She knew that everything – people, families, nations – had a breaking strain. “Arrange for them to be pushed to it, then relieve as much as you like. They will worship you for that relief.”