Life wasn't easy in the Roman Subura, but you always managed to scrape by somehow. That was until your father sold you to pay his debts. When you step up onto the auction block, the shame is almost beyond your endurance. But then you see a familiar face in the crowd. He raises his hand... and places a bid.

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The track featured in this episode's introduction, "Morning Breeze," was created by noel0319 and is available in the public domain under the CC0 license.

Adytum features the following music tracks, all available under Pixabay's free-to-use license:

Chapter 1

• Ancient Wind - HarumachiMusic
• Ancient Persian Era - Onetent
• Romantic Acoustic Guitar 2 - Surprising_Media
• In Horto - theromancrow

Chapter 2

• Soft Harp for Relaxation - KonstantinPazuzuStudio
• Ancient Chinese Dali - Reklamistrz
• In Horto - theromancrow
• The Sphinx Dream - SamuelFJohanns
• Ancient Wind - HarumachiMusic
• Nasheed Islamic Background - SufiSama99
• Romantic Acoustic Guitar 2 - Surprising_Media