Spartacus Swords and Ashes by J.M. Clements

Author:J.M. Clements [Clements, J.M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780857687289
Publisher: Titan Books
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Within the entrance enclosure, behind the gate that permitted entry to the arena, Spartacus lifted himself onto his horse, settling in the saddle.

“Lions only know two numbers,” he said to Varro. “One and many. Where they see lone victim, they pounce. Where they see a herd, they wait.”

“And how is this fact known?” Varro asked, struggling to clamber into his own saddle. He strained to lift himself across the horse’s flank.

“Hunting lions is a rite of passage in Thrace.”

“It sounds idyllic. A veritable Elysium.”

“You envy me?”

“A little,” Varro admitted. “For the hunting and the riding.”

“Varro,” Spartacus said, realizing, “how much have you ridden?”

“Enough!” Varro scowled, shifting awkwardly in his seat.

“Enough to sit on horseback to travel to the next village?” Spartacus asked. “Or enough to control it in an amphitheater full of hungry lions?”

“We shall see.”

“Not encouraging,” Spartacus said.

“If I had coin enough to own a horse,” Varro protested, “I would not be poor enough to have to become a gladiator!”

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