Marcus Domicius had been pacing in his courtyard for a while, Valerius had left a while ago not telling anyone where he was going, but at least he had taken their two strongest slaves to protect him, on the other hand and for Marcus Minus dismay he had to choose another slave for his dialy defoliation instead of the good Silas, Minus had been yelling at the inexpert slave and even attemped to whip him, but Clunis his mother, upset for so much yelling interrupting her nap finally told the boy to shut up, Minus had been cursing Valerius name for hours.

Marcus Domicius now wondered where Valerius had gone he was about to send someone to seach for him but word came of some turmoil in The Villa's Quarter, there were soldiers in the streets and much yelling, all the noise apparently came from a house not far away, Domicius ordered all doors shut and all slaves and servants on arms he locked the family in the house till the peril passed, when he asked where the strife came from he was told it came from Regio IX, the House of that Greek boy named Philandros.

When peace was recovered, Marconia started questioning him, why the exagerate security measures? she was oblivious of the debt her father had with Naboridus, Domicius decided to just wait till Valerius would return on his own.