Tabula Rasa

In the borderlands of Britannia, medicus Ruso and his wife, Tilla, assist the builders of Hadrian's Great Wall while navigating rising tensions among the displaced Britons. When Ruso's clerk, Candidus, goes missing and rumors of foul play surface, the situation escalates as soldiers search nearby farms. Tilla's new friendship with a local family fractures following the disappearance of their youngest son, Branan. As Ruso and Tilla endeavor to uncover the truth behind the vanishing boys, they become entangled in a web of intrigue involving slavery and identity changes, racing against time to restore peace.