epistula Marcī

Salvius legit epistulam Marcī. legit Recentiōs contendere ad Britanniam Salviumque dēbēre Recentiōs capere. sed Salvius nōn intellegit, Recentiōsque nōn vult quaerere, nam stultus est. itaque Salvius epistulam pōnit in mēnsam in tablīnō, numquamque iterum putat dē epistulā. Salvius libenter Potentibus servit, vultque esse ipse potentior, sed nōn vērum intellegit dē Lapide. Salvius ōlim audīvit dē Lapide, sed verba dē Salviō volāvērunt, quod putābat dē gladiīs nitidīs. nam Salvium gladiī nitidī dēlectant, vultque quam plūrimōs gladiōs nitidōs habēre. libet in manū capere gladiōs nitidōs ferīreque aliōs virōs. vērum etiam nunc, dum sedet in tablīnō, Salvius cōgitat dē gladiīs nitidīs.

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Throughout Mission 7, you have encountered -que attached to the end of pairs of words.  This is simply an alternative to “et” when an author wants to use the word “and”.  The -que is always added to the end of the second word and it usually means that the two words are very closely linked, often a stronger connection than just “et”.

-que can also link sentences together.

Sinistrus ē sellā surrexit vōsque salutāvit.
Sinistrus got up out of the chair and greeted you.

Operatives may wish to consult this helpful briefing from Latin Tutorial:

Operatives, Mission Control apprises you that the Demiurge is currently occupied in trying to determine the source of the anomaly in which your Recentii are currently located. We have asked the Demiurge’s assistant whether he thinks the Demiurge has any mission-assist advice to give, and the assistant told us that he thinks the Demiurge would say something like “Tell them to act Roman.” We wish we could help further. Vōbis sperāmus bonam fortūnam.