Duumviri

 I was at the feast in the center of the village under gazebos.
I selected my plate size before realizing how hungry i was.
Or before considering what a hungry man I am.
There was a robe around me although I felt naked

Maybe it is these words that expose me.
That give too much away.
Like the feast before me,
too much too fast.

In those times my colleague stayed at his mountain retreat.
I was tasked with undertaking the latest uproar.
Local village dogs had bred with roving wolves.
And their offspring would prowl the town limits by night.

I found their hangout in a small glen with two haysheds built into the hill.
I pulled my sword and was keen to use it until I saw what they were doing.
Some of the younger pups entered the hayshed and frightened the rats.
The rats came sprinting out to meet the teeth of older dogs.

We´d had this problem back when we were just simple Sabines.
But I looked at their effectiveness at killing rats and wondered...
Maybe we keep these clever rat culling hybrids.