Nicholas Bowling

Fourteen-year-old Cadmus has been scholar Tullus's slave since he was a baby. But when Tullus disappears and a slave called Tog - formerly a British princess - arrives with a secret message, Cadmus's life is turned upside down. The pair follow a trail that leads to a madcap quest which will push Cadmus to the edge of the Roman Empire - and reveal unexpected truths about his past ...