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20年前，强盛的罗马帝国派出由5000精兵组成的罗马第九军团，却在苏格兰高地神秘消失。第九军团首领之子马库斯骁勇善战，带兵征战在前线。因为在一场战争中严重受伤，他不得不在叔叔家中养伤。养伤期间，马库斯在角斗场中救下一名奴隶埃斯科，并将其收为仆人。不久之后，马库斯听闻北方一个部落有人发现了当年父亲遗失的鹰杖，立志为父亲赢回荣誉的他决心远赴北方拿回鹰杖。马库斯带着对北方环境比较熟悉的埃斯科一起出发。路途中主仆二人的关系经历了各种起伏与相互考验。尤其是当他们遇到凶狠的西尔王子后，马库斯发现埃斯科的身份远远不只是个普通的奴隶那么简单。究竟谁掌控着鹰杖，当年的第九军团是如何覆灭的？真相愈加扑朔迷离……。On the same day Abbey is diagnosed with ovarian cancer, she and her girlfriend, Miranda, are invited to dinner by Miranda's former self-help group to celebrate the return of their estranged friend, Scott, who left to discover the origins of their practices. Throughout the night, Abbey realizes that all is not as it seems, that no one is as who they've portrayed themselves to be...。