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Post by ƤαƖƖαѕ ✧ on Dec 6, 2016 15:47:57 GMT -5
Aedan returned a little while later, looking a little tired but nothing else for the farm work he had gotten that day.
Seeing the situation with Aquila and Damianos, Aedan set up and lit the fire, and organised the ingredients for the meal they would eat later. He could tell that Damianos wasn't going to be up to cooking that night but he also didn't know how long it would be until Nuellan would be back.
As soon as he had done this, he sat next to Damianos "Do you want me to see to those for you?" He asked, referring to the cuts on his body "Then you can get some rest before we eat"
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Post by Bloodrose on Dec 6, 2016 15:59:06 GMT -5
Aedan returned a little while later, looking a little tired but nothing else for the farm work he had gotten that day. Seeing the situation with Aquila and Damianos, Aedan set up and lit the fire, and organised the ingredients for the meal they would eat later. He could tell that Damianos wasn't going to be up to cooking that night but he also didn't know how long it would be until Nuellan would be back. As soon as he had done this, he sat next to Damianos "Do you want me to see to those for you?" He asked, referring to the cuts on his body "Then you can get some rest before we eat" Damianos gave him a soft and grateful smile. 'If you're not too tired.' He murmured, wincing as he slowly sat up, his muscles aching badly. Nuellan didn't return until very late; he had a shawl around his shoulders and looked the most exhausted out of all of them. He slowly sat down without an explanation, then tossed a jingling bag of coins at Atreus, who caught them with wide eyes and a shocked expression as he counted them. Nuellan had made twice Damianos and Aquila had- together. Aquila looked at Nu with care and concern. 'Are you alright?' He murmured quietly. Nu nodded and curled his legs up to his chest, hiding his own bruises.
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Post by ƤαƖƖαѕ ✧ on Dec 6, 2016 16:23:55 GMT -5
Aedan too flashed a concerned look at Nuellan, but left Aquila to look after him while he dealt with Damianos and his wounds. He hunted around among the supplies until he produced a little bottle and a clay pot.
He first used the contents of the bottle - rubbing alcohol - to clean out the wound, gently warning Damianos that it was going to sting but adding that it would stop the wound getting infected. He then applied some of the salve in the clay pot, which he said would help to take away the pain and would help his body to heal itself
(I'm going to sleep. I've got a big day tomorrow. Two Physics mocks and then a performance with the school choir XD Save me)
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Post by Bloodrose on Dec 6, 2016 16:26:28 GMT -5
(Alright!!! Good luck! xx)
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Post by Bloodrose on Dec 6, 2016 16:27:50 GMT -5
Aedan too flashed a concerned look at Nuellan, but left Aquila to look after him while he dealt with Damianos and his wounds. He hunted around among the supplies until he produced a little bottle and a clay pot. He first used the contents of the bottle - rubbing alcohol - to clean out the wound, gently warning Damianos that it was going to sting but adding that it would stop the wound getting infected. He then applied some of the salve in the clay pot, which he said would help to take away the pain and would help his body to heal itself (I'm going to sleep. I've got a big day tomorrow. Two Physics mocks and then a performance with the school choir XD Save me) Damianos was very patient throughout, wincing every so often whenever it would sting. When Aedan was done, he thanked him and then sat up again. 'I'll make-' 'Let me do it, boy.' Atreus said, already taking out the food. 'Rest. You're doing the same tomorrow.' Damianos winced slightly at that prospect, but did what he was told and lay back again.
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Post by ƤαƖƖαѕ ✧ on Dec 7, 2016 2:09:14 GMT -5
Once he had finished Aedan went to settle by the fire, but suddenly remembered something. He produced his own day's earnings, which was a little more than what Damianos and Aquila had been earning each but was still nowhere near Nuellan's, which he put on the pile beside the now busy Atreus, not wanting to disturb him.
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Post by Bloodrose on Dec 7, 2016 2:35:16 GMT -5
Aquila smiled widely at Aedan and nodded his approval at him. Damianos smiled as well, then eagerly sat up as Atreus began to hand out food. The camp was pretty silent this night, unlike the night before, but Damianos found himself preferring it due to being tired.
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Post by вєвє on Dec 8, 2016 0:09:25 GMT -5
"You honor me by starting alive." Sabina smiled brightly then waved away the formality, "Call me Sabina when we are without an audience please." She smiled then looked at his wounds, placing her silver sash on the chair st checked over his wound. "The doctor did well," she sat back in her seat. "What is the name of the warrior that fought so well for me?" Aedan remained silent while she checked his wounds, and only nodded in agreement when she said the doctor did well. At her question, he replied "My name is Aedan, but when I became a slave they named me Felix. You, of course, may use either of these names for me" Sabina shook her head, "They changed your name?" She scowled and shook her head with a sigh, "Aedan, I will call you by your birth name. If that's okay with you?" She had already spent a little too much time down here and needed to do what she came to these tunnels for. "Listen Adaen I cannot buy you from your master but as the princess I can at least help you. My brother funds a few gladiators, though I hate this stupid "show" I want to help you survive this. Do you accept?"
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Post by ƤαƖƖαѕ ✧ on Dec 8, 2016 2:03:41 GMT -5
Aquila smiled widely at Aedan and nodded his approval at him. Damianos smiled as well, then eagerly sat up as Atreus began to hand out food. The camp was pretty silent this night, unlike the night before, but Damianos found himself preferring it due to being tired. "We'll just keep doing this," Aedan said "Until we feel that we have a comfortable amount to buy enough supplies to last us a boat trip and a journey through Britannia, then to potentially last us another boat trip, after which point fundraising would probably start up again"
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Post by ƤαƖƖαѕ ✧ on Dec 8, 2016 2:07:45 GMT -5
Aedan remained silent while she checked his wounds, and only nodded in agreement when she said the doctor did well. At her question, he replied "My name is Aedan, but when I became a slave they named me Felix. You, of course, may use either of these names for me" Sabina shook her head, "They changed your name?" She scowled and shook her head with a sigh, "Aedan, I will call you by your birth name. If that's okay with you?" She had already spent a little too much time down here and needed to do what she came to these tunnels for. "Listen Adaen I cannot buy you from your master but as the princess I can at least help you. My brother funds a few gladiators, though I hate this stupid "show" I want to help you survive this. Do you accept?" When the woman asked if it was okay for her to call him Aedan, he nodded in response. Then, to her second question, he replied "If you wish to help me, I would gratefully accept" Aedan did think she was being very kind to him, and for no particular reason apart from she'd noticed him earlier.
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Post by Bloodrose on Dec 8, 2016 2:38:33 GMT -5
Aquila smiled widely at Aedan and nodded his approval at him. Damianos smiled as well, then eagerly sat up as Atreus began to hand out food. The camp was pretty silent this night, unlike the night before, but Damianos found himself preferring it due to being tired. "We'll just keep doing this," Aedan said "Until we feel that we have a comfortable amount to buy enough supplies to last us a boat trip and a journey through Britannia, then to potentially last us another boat trip, after which point fundraising would probably start up again" Everyone looked at him, surprised as he spoke. Damianos smiled and nodded. 'Yeah. We can do it.' Nu examined them both and gave a slight nod of the head- he finished eating and then retired without a word. Aquila watched him go. 'I'm beat.' He yawned.
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Post by вєвє on Dec 8, 2016 8:38:36 GMT -5
"You are my champion win or lose. Though I fear for your life being lost, I will make sure you have everything that you need in order to survive until the roman law sets you free." She smiled and stood, she reached down and squeezed his calloused warm hand before leaving through the door. She prayed to the gods to give them both strength.
(So any ideas on which way to take this? I read that gladiators were sometimes taken to parties where they were sold for the night. Plus I saw it in Pompeii.)
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Post by ƤαƖƖαѕ ✧ on Dec 9, 2016 2:00:47 GMT -5
"We'll just keep doing this," Aedan said "Until we feel that we have a comfortable amount to buy enough supplies to last us a boat trip and a journey through Britannia, then to potentially last us another boat trip, after which point fundraising would probably start up again" Everyone looked at him, surprised as he spoke. Damianos smiled and nodded. 'Yeah. We can do it.' Nu examined them both and gave a slight nod of the head- he finished eating and then retired without a word. Aquila watched him go. 'I'm beat.' He yawned. Aedan nodded, and settled for first watch. It was just Damianos and Aedan now, sitting around the fire. "I'm sorry if it was overwhelming," Aedan said "When I told you before. I promise it's not as dramatic as it sounds"
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Post by ƤαƖƖαѕ ✧ on Dec 9, 2016 2:07:46 GMT -5
"You are my champion win or lose. Though I fear for your life being lost, I will make sure you have everything that you need in order to survive until the roman law sets you free." She smiled and stood, she reached down and squeezed his calloused warm hand before leaving through the door. She prayed to the gods to give them both strength. (So any ideas on which way to take this? I read that gladiators were sometimes taken to parties where they were sold for the night. Plus I saw it in Pompeii.) (Yeah, we can totally do that. I love Pompeii by the way. It's depressing but a good movie) The next night a rich Roman was throwing a rather lavish party, and Aedan's master obviously felt that he wasn't making enough money.That was the only explanation Aedan could find for why he was here. Stood on a pedestal, while the Romans circled him and a few others. Looking him up and down, examining his muscles, but never looking at his face. 'You're to be sold for the night." His master had told him earlier "do whatever they want. Ten lashes if you speak before you are spoken to, ten lashes if you move an inch off that pedestal before you're bought."
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Post by Bloodrose on Dec 9, 2016 3:30:30 GMT -5
Everyone looked at him, surprised as he spoke. Damianos smiled and nodded. 'Yeah. We can do it.' Nu examined them both and gave a slight nod of the head- he finished eating and then retired without a word. Aquila watched him go. 'I'm beat.' He yawned. Aedan nodded, and settled for first watch. It was just Damianos and Aedan now, sitting around the fire. "I'm sorry if it was overwhelming," Aedan said "When I told you before. I promise it's not as dramatic as it sounds" 'The whole chief thing?' Damianos asked, looking at him. 'It was a surprise, sure, but I'm fine with it- truly.' He leaned back on his elbows, enjoying the warmth from the crackling flames. 'I kind of have to be.' He said after a while, before grinning widely, running a hand through his curls which were becoming a little too long. 'I'm a demigod. Not many people can claim that.' He paused, then curiously looked at him. 'What will your people think of that..?'
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Post by ƤαƖƖαѕ ✧ on Dec 9, 2016 11:28:57 GMT -5
Aedan shrugged "I don't know. I had never met one before you. But I know that we have demigods in our legends too, so they'll understand at least. They might even give you a lot of respect and status within the tribe during your stay"
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Post by вєвє on Dec 9, 2016 12:14:59 GMT -5
Sabina was now being force to some unknown destination her mother being the only one with her, "Mother you better not be dragging me to another stupid party..." She glared at her mother. "Sweetie you are a princess... You should love these parties." Her mother said reading a scroll not even trying to deny the surprise. "These parties are where i met your father at these parties many times and look at us now happily married for 24 years with two children and a happy country. And with you coming of age you must find a husband-" "Oh no. Not happening mother! If you think you can set me up with some spoiled inconciterate man that is a decade older than me you are dead wrong!" She snarled in disgust. "Sabina! You will marry sooner or later and if you don't choose now then your father and i will! And imonly6 years younger then your father." She added the last bit quickly "This party id for Livius Brutus Caelia his father Cassian is throughing it in his honor for becoming a sergeant in the legionnaires, he now controls the 8th Legion division." She groaned ad watched as they came closer to the large villa, and to her dismay it was not a normal servant who opened the door and offered their hand but it was Livius Brutus Caelis. She wished she could run but she couldn't. He was a massive bulky man with dark brown hair and dark brown eyes and he held himself like he was above everyone and he has been after her hand for many years. Tonight he wore his armor to show off how new it was.
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Post by ƤαƖƖαѕ ✧ on Dec 9, 2016 12:24:29 GMT -5
Aedan was trying not to show his disgust at people circling around. Some traced the scars on his back, but nowhere near as gently as Sabina had all that time ago.
Some remembered his fight and demanded to see his wound, at which point he was obligated to show his newest scar. Some marveled at his appearance, tugging his blond hair and feeling his pale skin and marvelling about how it was warm despite being so pale.
Nobody yet had decided to pay for him last night, so he was still on the pedestal when he saw Sabina enter the room. When he saw her he felt like a weight had been lifted off his shoulders, as if he was relieved about something,
Livius Brutus Caelis looked up and caught Aedan's eye, at which point Aedan diverted his gaze. He didn't want to get into any unnecessary trouble because any trouble here would be magnified by his master when he returned to the Arena.
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Post by вєвє on Dec 9, 2016 12:52:47 GMT -5
"Isnt that your champion? Shame he was defeated and relayed on you his benefactor to save his sorry Britain skin." He said sneering at the gladiator as he tugged Sabina on. She pulled out of his grasp and caught a spirit glass from a server trying to keep her mouth shut. "He is my champion his honor is my honor and he fought hard against a skilled opponent and would have won if it wasn't for the other being such a monsterus brute they pitted against him. He was also without proper armor. Why don't we see you fight without that shiny armor." She said taking a sip before Livius pulled it out of her grasp. "Excuse you!" Livius placed it on a slaves tray as they walked away. "A lady shouldn't drink. If you were my wife that stuff would never touch your lips." "I am not a Lady i am the Princess, so I can have what ever I desire. And I wouldn't become your wife even if saturn were to come from the heavens and tell me herself. No excuse me Livius your company has soured my mood and my evening and if you were smart you would leave me be for the duration of this party for i am here because of me being royalty. You are not a friend and i pray to mars that when you fight next against the britains or the gulls that they cave that pretty breastplate in and stop your spoiled heart." She said turning away walking towards the lined up gladiators. She was furious and her mother tried to stop her but was given a death glare. And even she turned away. When she moved to the master of her champion she glared and he nodded and bowed. "Aedan come with me please." She said in her best royalty voice then quickly walked away. Her anger coming off in waves making many people move away from her as she walked, her emerald green dress flowing with her black arm sash sparkling in the light.
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Post by ƤαƖƖαѕ ✧ on Dec 9, 2016 12:58:32 GMT -5
(Sorry I have to poof for like an hour but I'll be back)
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Post by вєвє on Dec 9, 2016 13:00:55 GMT -5
Its ok il be at work from 2-10 so i might not be able to answer every few minute like I want.)
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Post by ƤαƖƖαѕ ✧ on Dec 9, 2016 14:12:27 GMT -5
"Go, go!" Aedan's master hurried the twenty-five-year-old as he climbed smoothly down from the pedestal, glad to be free of the eyes of the Romans, as he followed the Emperor's daughter.
He was unafraid of Sabina's anger, if only because he could be reasonably confident that he himself hadn't caused it.
He caught up to he but kept an acceptable and respectful distance, wary of the crowd. He chose not to ask her if she was alright because he was not the kind of person who needed the obvious pointed out to them and he figured it was best to let her speak when she decided to when she was his angry. She hadn't bought him, but she was his benefactor and his master couldn't complain that he was making Sabina happy, considering her status. He should be begging him to spend more time with her if he had any sense
He took a deep breath as they began to slow down, suspecting that the woman would have a lot she wanted to get off her chest. Aedan, being a slave, was rather good St not bearing the brunt of misplaced anger if someone was angry, but Sabina was very different from an angry master. He knew how to deal with a frustrated slave owner, but not with Sabina. He would have to learn with experience, he supposed, just as he had with everything here in Rome
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Post by Bloodrose on Dec 9, 2016 17:09:38 GMT -5
Aedan shrugged "I don't know. I had never met one before you. But I know that we have demigods in our legends too, so they'll understand at least. They might even give you a lot of respect and status within the tribe during your stay" His eyes widened. 'Really?' He asked, before looking away. 'That would be amazing.' He murmured. He'd always wanted a place where he would fit in; he now looked forwards even more to travelling with Aedan. ((Sorry I've had work. I'll be on in an hour and more often tomorrow x))
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Post by ƤαƖƖαѕ ✧ on Dec 9, 2016 17:13:36 GMT -5
(No problem x I get it x)
Aedan nodded "I think there are communities of people like you in my country. Mere whispers, and nobody is sure whether or not they actually exist. But they very well could. I wouldn't be so surprised if they were, to be honest. Like I said, my people are very open and accepting"
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Post by Bloodrose on Dec 9, 2016 17:19:53 GMT -5
(No problem x I get it x) Aedan nodded "I think there are communities of people like you in my country. Mere whispers, and nobody is sure whether or not they actually exist. But they very well could. I wouldn't be so surprised if they were, to be honest. Like I said, my people are very open and accepting" 'People like me?' Damianos curiously asked. 'Do you mean Demigods?' He tilted his head, then his entire body froze, and his voice dropped to a whisper; eyes widening slightly. 'or... do you mean... Lykos?' Damianos knew his large nomadic family were often ghosts in countries; living discreetly in jungles and deep forests, or pirates on the seas. Rumoured to run with wolves, and to be the nomadic equivalent of the Greek amazons, since most of his family were born female.
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Post by Bloodrose on Dec 9, 2016 17:22:57 GMT -5
(I've had such a bad night at work lol, I've dropped so, so many things, kept knocking glasses over, and then I had my new boss pull me aside to tell me off for not focusing on setting the tables etc saying how 'poor Julie' has to do it instead cos I'm not???? But me and Julie are chill like that anyways and it helps her get out from behind the bar.... I'm just really annoyed in general at my new boss (not to mention he went in a right childish tantrum because he couldn't get the till to work, despite me AND HIS wife telling him how to work it 'I have pressed that- I HAVE! Sick of this like I'm done with the bar') and upset, I'm not feeling well in the first place! >:| sorry for venting at you ahaha xx))
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Post by ƤαƖƖαѕ ✧ on Dec 9, 2016 17:29:30 GMT -5
(Aww, babe! //hugs// None of its your fault X We all have bad days hun x At least tomorrow is the weekend)
"Lykos," Damianos confirmed "People say they appear with the wolf packs, and vanish into mists like ethereal beings. They are mainly women, and they are what I think gave use ideas for many of our deities. They seem ethereal and magical. Sometimes in the forests you catch some movement out of the corner of your eyes, never enough to be sure"
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Post by Bloodrose on Dec 9, 2016 17:33:46 GMT -5
(Aww, babe! //hugs// None of its your fault X We all have bad days hun x At least tomorrow is the weekend) "Lykos," Damianos confirmed "People say they appear with the wolf packs, and vanish into mists like ethereal beings. They are mainly women, and they are what I think gave use ideas for many of our deities. They seem ethereal and magical. Sometimes in the forests you catch some movement out of the corner of your eyes, never enough to be sure" ((Thankyou xxx and yes I can't wait, I'm going to have the longest lie-in and then maybe play some dragon age, or read Captive Prince)) Damianos felt a shiver run up his spine, his heart thumping in his chest. As Aedan spoke, he felt home calling to him. He needed to find these people- HIS people. He looked into his lap, hands trembling slightly. 'I need to go,' he breathed. 'I have to get there. I need to meet them.'
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Post by ƤαƖƖαѕ ✧ on Dec 9, 2016 17:37:32 GMT -5
Aedan smiled, and placed a hand on the other man's knee "And you will. But we don't have quite enough yet to get there. A few more days and we just might. But until then we'll just have to deal with not being able to leave yet. And you have to understand that us being able to stay in Britain while everyone else leaves would require us both to have our freedom. We can't serve Atreus from a different country, and my people will not take me seriously as a slave"
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Post by Bloodrose on Dec 9, 2016 17:45:58 GMT -5
((Omg Semper I just found the elf!!!!! He's wrapped in a tea-cosy, holding a kit Kat inside the fridge X'D!! He's been there since last night omg I have no idea how I never noticed I'm laughing so much rn))
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