Y/N's Pov-
After the pointless battle with the monkeys we are escorted out of the ring and are lined up like we are being marketed out. The man from before sways in and sits in a chair in front of us. Its hard to tell what he is thinking from his expression alone but from his clothes it was obvious that he had a lot of money. It was a distinct difference from me who is covered in dirt and sweat and my hair in two loose braids. No wonder they thought we were barbarians
The man sits forward and places his face into his hands thinking. He eventually moves and points his finger at Hanno
M- "You there. It's obvious can fight monkeys but let's see if you can fight a man"
The bald man from before smugly walks over and places two markers on the floor. Before Hanno even had the chance to react, he swung his fist into his face and Hanno toppled to the floor. I've never seen him jump up so fast. What is this side to him that I don't know??
You could tell he didn't want to fight at first but once he realised it was his only option he quickly over powered the man and was about to finish him off until
M- "Alright that's enough!" his frown turned into a smile "Clean these two off and bring them to me"
Next thing I know men were grabbing at our arms and took us to a room to be cleaned before we once again were in front of the same man but alone this time
M- "My name is Macrinus.. and what are yours?"
Neither one of us answer and stand there expressionless.
M- "You don't talk because you don't want to or because you cant?"
I finally decide it was time to break the silence
Y/N- "I will tell you our names if you tell us why you want us"
He chuckles
M- "Alright that seems fair.. I'm looking for a new group of gladiators" My gut instantly drops "You see.. some people choose gladiators based on strength or appearance but not me"
Y/N- "and what do you choose it on?"
M- "Rage... you two are full of it. I can tell" Rage??? What is he going on about?
H- He finally decides to speak up "What makes you think we are going to fight for you?"
M- "Well. It's obvious that your clearly hurting. So tell me who's head can I give you to make you feel satisfied??"
H- "The whole roman army"
Macrinus looked confused at first but then laughed
M- "Two much"
H- "I guess I would settle for the generals then"
M- "General Acasius? That could be arranged. What about you princess?" He looks over at me
Y/N- "Me??? Nobody" who's head could I possibly want
M- "Everyone wants something.. dig deep"
I think for a moment.. there is something different about General Acasius. He is just following orders
Y/N- "I want the emperors head. Cut it off at the source of the problem"
M- looked surprised at my answer "you mean emperors.. there are two- Geta and Caracalla. If you both fight for me not only will you win your freedom as a gladiator but you will get your chance" he walks over and touches my cheek gently "I have no doubt you will have the vote of the people"
At dawn, we were taken to yet another cart but this time with half the amount of men. I sit silently thinking most of the journey and try to find any comfort I can. It's going to be life or death in there so I may as well make the most of living now. The men around me strain to look at something which draws my attention away from my thoughts and I too take a look. It was the entrance to the heart of Rome. People start clawing at the cart begging for food. It was horrible not being able to do anything. Why aren't they doing anything?