Yesterday's Warrior by S.A. Ison
Author:S.A. Ison [Ison, S.A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-01-12T22:00:00+00:00
VI
Thad stood to one side and watched the people milling around. He was glad that the evenings were turning cool because it was almost stifling in the large room on the third floor. There was laughter and talking among the elite. He and the other champions of todayâs games stood like statues as the people around them came by to inspect and talk to the gladiators. Several of the women were very interested in Septimus and it was hard for him not to roll his eyes.
Doctore had warned them to be on their best behavior.
âYou are a commodity for the rich. This is a good thing, for if they like you, desire you, your wealth and health is assured. No matter what they do, you smile,â Titus Lucius warned. The doctore hadnât been wrong either as the women were absolutely ridiculous. The first hand to go under Thadâs loincloth had shocked him to his core. It had been all he could do not to jerk the womanâs hand off his junk. The men were clad in bloodred loincloths with wide studded belts. Their bodies had been oiled so they gleamed in the torches that studded the walls of the large chamber.
Their hands and crude comments flowed over the gladiators and it was difficult for Thad not to run screaming out of the chamber. The women had grown bored and had moved on and were now hovering around Septimus. There were several senators, if he guessed correctly about their clothing. His gaze moved around the crowd and he picked out Scauras, who was wearing a jet-black wig with a gold leaf laurel. Scaurasâ robes were rich and had a deep blue band down the front with a crimson edge beside the blue, very thin.
Glaucis was in deep conversation with doctore. Both men were dressed in long robes, but neither robe had much in the way of adornment. Glaucis did wear a heavy gold necklace and Thad thought the man looked thoroughly bored. He noted that the senators wore similar tunics and robes, but had the wide crimson band and several had a deep purple strip that edged the wide crimson. Some wore gold wide bands on their wrists. Thad thought perhaps this was some kind of ranking or show of wealth.
There were many subtle indicators that he didnât understand. Heâd have to ask Felix later and find out. Felix was a good friend to have and when they had all gone to the second floor, they had found their new cell very inviting. There was a wooden door that shut, but the room itself had beds or rather cots. There were ten beds and a large brazier in the middle of the room. There were small tables and Thad had been surprised to see that there were games scattered on the tables. One game, terni lapilli, was essentially a tic-tac-toe game. Though the board was crudely carved, he saw that the gladiators actually played board games.
There was also latrunculi, a kind of chess, but it reminded him of the Chinese board game, go.
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