Stick with your plan to raid the appartment

"There must be some way we can use this." You tell Antonios, but first I have a little job for us." You explain to him what Adriana told you about the hidden apartment and your plan to use her to get into the secret chambers.

"So leave this all this alone, and get some sleep. I want to leave an hour before dawn." Antonios nods in understanding and points to a couch near a large window. "I'll be here. Don't worry, I'm going to sleep now - my eyes couldn't read another one of these scrolls anyway." With that he removes his outer tunic and folds it neatly and setting it on a chair before sitting on the couch and unbuckling his sandals.

You leave him with a smile on your face as you remember what is waiting for you in the master bedroom. Moving up the steps two at a time you hurry back to the waiting women, just as you reach the door a moment of doubt crosses your mind.

What if the women had a change of heart, or had been faking their surrender to you earlier. They could be ready to strike you as you entered the room, or more likely - wait until you were fast asleep and then slit your throat. Stories of warriors betrayed by harlots abound in barracks gossip, you would hate to be the latest example.

Entering the room cautiously you smile as you see the naked forms of mother and daughter stretched out invitingly on the large bed. Their smooth pale skin, tempting curves and shy glances invite you to join them more than any words. You have a difficult time picturing the cultured ladies in your bed murdering you in cold blood after the repeated orgasms you shared, but overconfidence has killed more men than spears. There are more than enough chains and shackles to secure these two prizes in a most attractive way, in addition to being safer it would make a wonderful sight to wake to in the early morning hours.

Actually, they might find that harder to slit your throat than it sounds. One of the things you learnt as a boy was how to sleep lightly. Several times your mother's Johns would turn on you angrily when they found you sleeping on the floor, but few ever landed more than a glancing blow before you twisted away. That ability and the ability to wake when you want to have served you well in the armies of Heliopolis.

Besides, you are going to need the active cooperation of Adriana to get into this apartment. What effect might chaining her or her mother have on her willingness to help you?