A key theme is the tension between human agency (Lucius claiming he blinded Cait’s father by choice) and the perceived inevitability of the Druids' prophecies.
Lucius is increasingly disturbed by Aulus’s obsession with druidic prophecies and "mumbo-jumbo".
Simultaneously, General Aulus Plautius has hired lethal bounty hunters, including the "Irish Raven" Hella , to track Cait down. Roman Fractures: Aulus vs. Lucius