A disfigured mother sacrifices freedom for a son who betrays her, selling his brother into slavery.
Marcia endures a genetic disorder that peels the skin on one side of her body, drawing ceaseless mockery while she raises Klaudius and Felix alone. When Felix steals from a slave owner, Marcia signs a twenty-year indenture to save him, but Felix steals again and lies, prompting the owner to sell Klaudius into bondage. Twenty years pass. Felix prepares to marry a noblewoman after forging Marcia's death certificate, while Klaudius, now a duke, has spent decades searching for his mother. Klaudius rescues Marcia from danger and confirms her identity, planning to reveal their reunion at Felix's wedding. Marcia arrives expecting celebration but watches Felix display her urn, erasing her existence before the gathered guests.
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City with slave trade
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Mother and two sons
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Indentured servitude and betrayal
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