It had been a very quiet return home, Verrius hardly speaking three words to him. Maybe it was for the best. It had given him time to think about what he had done and about Verrius's implied threats. He was ashamed of himself, not for taking the unauthorized stroll through the Forum but for showing weakness whenever Verrius made those implications. He knew that his weakness had given Verrius extreme satisfaction and hoped that maybe it had been enough for him, that he would forget the entire incident. At the first possible moment he would speak with Arrius and get his advice.