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Katherine led Caroline who was still enchanted with the child in her arms to the balcony over looking the Ludus. All of the gladiators were training in the mid day heat. Sweat was dripping from their amazingly muscular bodies. Katherine immediately noticed Elijah training with his younger brother Kol. His body was glistening in the hot sun as he shielded against Kol's blow. She leaned against the railing of the balcony distracted with the beautiful specimen beneath her.

Harris started to fuss in Caroline's arms bringing her out of her dirty daydream. Katherine turned to take the child, but Caroline started to calm him by humming a beautiful melody.

"You are wonderful with him," she smiled at the two. "When will you and Tyler have one of your own?"

Caroline stopped her humming and gave her a distressed look.

"I haven't even met him yet Kat. It is way to soon to even consider children. I don't even want this. What if...what if I hate him or he doesn't want me?" Caroline whispered.

This was the Caroline few people knew. Caroline on the outside is a strong and confident woman, but has a lot of insecurities hiding underneath.

"How could he not want you? You are beautiful, kind and strong. You are a Senator's daughter and your dowry rivals that of any princess. Any man would have to be crazy to not want you," she comforted by stroking her friends arm. "I had the same thoughts about Damon before we married. You will learn to love him. And if not you will love any children he gives you."

Caroline nodded resigning herself to her pending engagement.

"When will you meet him?" she asked.

"Tomorrow at the games in honor of my father. He will be sitting with us during the games," Caroline answered without any excitement.

"Elena and I will both be at the games. I have four gladiators participating tomorrow. Our Champion is even in the Primus," she said trying to change the subject.

"Ahh yes which one is this champion I have heard so much about?" Caroline asked excitedly. "I have heard of many respectable women willing to throw themselves in his way."

"You see the tall blonde man fighting with two swords? That is our Champion, Klaus of Britannia," she giggled at her friend. "The two with brown hair to the left of him are his brothers."

"There are truly no finer gladiators in the empire," Caroline giggled.

~K+C~

Harris once again fussed in her arms. She looked to Katherine who smiled and took the boy from her.

"Someone is in need of his afternoon nap," Katherine said as she kissed his head then passed him to her blonde slave. "Rebekkah put him in my chambers."

Katherine continued giving her instructions to the young slave. Caroline turned to the gladiators. She couldn't help, but watch the titans beneath her feet. It was one thing to see them in the arena, and another to see them so close. She had only seen a few smaller games in Capua. The one called Klaus moved with strength and ferocity of a caliber she had never witnessed. He truly was the undefeated Champion of Rome. A title all gladiators would sacrifice everything for.

She had heard stories of his impressive victories. Once he severed a head from its body with one blow and the head landed in the crowd. She even heard he had killed seven men in one match.

He and his brothers were rumored to be apart of an army of men from Britannia who were captured when Rome conquered the northern lands. The several hundred captured men were thrown against each other in the arena. Klaus, Kol and Elijah were the last to survive their execution. They all refused to kill their brothers. Six trained gladiators were put into the arena to end the lives of the insolent Brothers of Britannia. But the brothers killed all the men. They were sold into slavery as gladiators. Damon was lucky enough to have the ear of her father in order to purchase these legends of the arena.

Her father had often spoken of the Klaus saying, he stood over all other men and had no equal. She had never believed the tales until this day seeing him in his prime. In the arena, he had won his freedom from the bonds of servitude many times over, but refused to leave. Killing was his only pleasure.

Many women claimed he only got off at the sight of the mangled bodies of his kills. But the whores probably couldn't please him. She idly wondered what his lean toned body would feel like between her thighs and his cock inside of her.

Katherine came to stand next to her trying to see what she so longingly gazed at.

"It seems the proper Roman women has eyes for a slave," Katherine teased as she pointed to Klaus.

Her cheeks ran red. Katherine was right a Senator's daughter did not have these kinds of thoughts especially not about a slave. She was in the highest stratus of Roman society. She had a fiancé after all. She silently prayed for Tyler to be as good looking.

Caroline had noticed her friend's loving stealing glances at the Champion's brother, Elijah, all afternoon. Caroline studied his face closely. She had seen his face before she was sure of it. But Caroline would have remembered seeing any of the Brothers of Britannia. Then it all made sense where she recognized the man.

"I only gawk at the legend before me," she whispered. "I see your affections for his brother have become more physical in nature."

Katherine looked distressed and shocked at her remark. Katherine had always been one for breaking the rules. She had many men before her marriage to Damon and enjoyed the spoils of her conquests. Kat often drank copious amounts of wine and had a sharp cruel tongue. She had been cast out of the elite society as a young woman. Her father paid Damon a large sum to accept her as a bride. Since her marriage Caroline had not heard any gossip about her horrendous behavior. Many had thought she had finally settled down with Damon. When Harris was born everyone was sure Katherine would finally be the demur beauty her sister was. Obviously marriage had not taken such a drastic affect.

"So it is true," she said a little taken aback.

"How did you know?" Katherine questioned with venom in her voice.

"You cannot seriously claim Harris is Damon's son when he resembles his father so closely," she whispered then winked. "Do not trouble yourself, I will shall keep your secret. We are sisters after all."

"Sage, Wine!" Katherine yelled at her servant. "I need a drink."