Merchants?

"Father, I thought you said we are here for a simple inspection. Why are Centurions from other Legions here standing around a map of our continent?" Julius said in confusion why they were gathered here in the strategy room.

King Junius looked around the room and smiled at the Centurions before looking at his eldest son and saying, "Julius, this is a secretive meeting about the future of Romanium with only those we trust being invited. It would be obvious to our enemies if all the Legates suddenly disappeared, so their number two came instead for this meeting. Inspecting the 10th Legion's base is just a cover story. We suspect a member of the Royal Court to be an informant for the conspiracy, so we had to come here using an excuse so they see no problem with it.