The Leopard Vanguard

During the rule of Rome's most depraved Emperor we meet Tullus, a distraught war veteran who is rewarded for saving the life of an influential politician. Now assigned to an elite position in the capitol, he finds true love with a beautiful noblewoman. But just when he thinks his life is perfect things fall apart, and Tullus is forced to rethink his future. By chance he encounters a benevolent circus ringleader with a dangerous past, befriends a mythical creature with unique abilities, and learns more about his hidden secret. But murder, political intrigue, and dangerous conspiracies threaten to encircle him, and tear his new world apart.