"Yes." Maximus agreed easily, the word firm and strong as a mountain. It was a truth he needed to believe, to keep living, and thus the foundation of everything. "We live, and we will see them again."

He shifted his weight, regarding Nasir with a curious, if heavy, gaze.

"It is different here," He warned him heavily. "Whatever you felt towards Rome, Panem is a different beast. Rome was dangerous even for the greatest of men, but Panem has magics far beyond anything that we ever wielded."