“God is not like the idols men create and credit with their own actions and passions. God doesn’t think and act as men do.” She took a step toward him as though being closer would make him understand. “We’re each single threads woven together in a tapestry God has created. Only he sees the full picture, but not even a sparrow falls without his knowing.” She spoke not as a slave, but as a woman who believed every word she said. “All those hours you spent talking with Claudius in the privacy of his library have loosened your tongue,” he remarked. She lowered her head, and he reached out to tip
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