Chương 84: Striking First

Sigefrida looked at the note in her hand with a concerned gaze on her pretty face. She had received word from her Frumentarii embedded in the ranks of the Conspirators that they were plotting alongside Yazdegerd I to assassinate Marcellus.

The plan was simple. Marcellus would undoubtedly be parading Constantine through the streets when he returned from his campaign. When that happened, the conspirators planned to use an assassin to eliminate him with a poisoned arrow. 

This was an insidious plan, but more importantly, it would be exceptionally difficult to prevent. For starters, it was impossible to know who this assassin was without an identity being revealed by the Frumentarii prior to the assassination attempt.