when alara got back to the bath house his boss was talking to a group of soldiers who proceeded to grab him and throw his into a wall, there expressions were fatalistic and seemed as if he had done something to make him there number one enemy. As they threw kicks at him he noticed tears fall from one of the soldiers eyes and the other grinding his teeth, he didn't bother to get out of the way or fight back as he understood they were angry about something, and when he heard one say 'you'll pay for the emperor' he understood what had happened. After they had cooled off Alara handed the supplies to the round man and all there faces froze as they realized they were attacking the wrong person. The men did not apologize they merely left and Alara limped away to the streets were he saw the Egyptian woman with the old man, she was close to the emperor and he was sure she knew who did the deed.