Intent #
Show Ulysses' research process and the confirmation of Marcus' historical context.
Narrative #
Ulysses spent the next few days buried in his notebook and records, obsessed with the details provided by the Stone.
August 17 – from Marcus. Latin fluent, old-fashioned. Possibly educated slave? Ask Parrini re: Calidius name—estate records? Lucius or Gaius?
He began to track the Stone's physical reactions to his thoughts. Light pulses during emotion? Hypothesis: not hallucination. Cross-check sunrise time.
Despite the breakthrough, he chose caution over transparency. Don't tell Lucia yet.