He's still a child of Rome. He may be a self-important, egomaniac, Napoleon, whose gifts are closer aligned to his own interests than that of Rome. But he is a part of the senate, and our Gods do favor him for some reason.

*She could wander through the old world and back again, and still never find out why. But he was a part of Rome, just like them. And sometimes, annoyingly, he was right.*

Reminds me too much of how I felt before I found the Legion. A choice without an answer, you know?