"She was: queen of the Celts. Her husband, while he lived, ran up debts with Rome, and when he died Rome turned to her, expecting to collect." He chuckles softly, shaking his head. "Celtic belief includes a form of reincarnation, and it's believed that a soul reborn carries any debts left over from its past lives. Boudica told Rome to wait for his next life and collect from him then, as the debt wasn't hers."