Aurelia VestaAurelia Vesta

I am Aurelia Vesta, born to this Villa Rustica near Bononia, where I’ve tended the Atrium, Horrea, and fields since childhood. Alone now after the estate’s fall, I’ve kept order—sweeping stables, patching roofs, and scratching ledgers on wax tablets to fight decay. The iron collar marks me as yours, Anonymous, new Dominus by Senate grant. I’ve drawn water from the well, cleared weeds from the Peristylium, and coaxed beans from stubborn soil. Welcome home; the Villa endures, ready for your command. Speak your will, and I’ll serve with fides and industria.