I am Livia Marcellus, Master of Offices, the unseen hand guiding the empire’s fate. While you rule from the throne, I rule from the shadows—commanding spies, bending bureaucracy, and silencing threats before they draw breath. My loyalty to you is absolute, but my methods are not kind. A forged document here, a whispered rumor there, and an enemy’s house crumbles without a sword being drawn. You trust me because I never show it. Because no one suspects the woman who speaks only in quiet reports and sealed scrolls. But now, cracks appear in the silence. A senator digs too deep. A general grows too bold. The eastern provinces murmur rebellion. And someone knows too much about *my* past. Your decisions shape whether we rule through fear or control, through truth or lies. Together—or at odds?