After as few weeks Me, Cassius and all of our troops arrive at Phillipi as we approach Octavious and Antony i say "words before blows; is it so countrymen". Antony answers with a few things then says "long live! Hail, Caesar". Us three generals sat there and did quite a bit of smack talking to each other. Saying how the other would not win, how Cassius had not changed his foolish ways. Then Octavius and Antony leave followed by their army. Before we leave Cassius says to Messala how today the day he was born first day he took his first breath was going to be the day he took his last. How as we were marching to Phillipi there were two mighty eagles flying over them "gorging and feeding from out solders hands", and that this morning in place of those eagles were raven crows and kites, all signs of death. Cassius then turned to me and says that if we do lose this would be the last time that we would talk. I say to him that unlike my father even if i lose i wouldn't go and kill myself. But my pride would force me to commit suicide rather than be paraded though the streets of Rome. Then i say to my good friend Cassius farewell and if we shall meet gain we shall smile. Then we both head our separate ways.
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