Tyler POV
"Dakota, go do your stuff, and stop cry… wait a sec," Octavian announced. He quickly took a sweep of the temple, reached into his pocket, and whipped out….a phone. CLICK! He took a picture of the crying Dakota.
"Stop crying and leave! Or else… all of camp knows about how babyish you are!"
Sobbing, Dakota crawled out of the room. I did not know if I really wanted to be friends with this blackmailer.
Instantly changing his tone, Octavian turned to me and said, "Come on, let me help you get settled.
Reyna POV
"So, this new recruit was blasting fire, Sammy, what do you think of this?"
"Don't call me Sammy! That's sounds informal! You know, you should respect your older praetor!" I grimaced, Samuel was a harsh person, trust me, I had been with him for a year already, I couldn't wait till he was no longer praetor.
"We should get rid of him, he's a threat to our Legion."
"Samuel! How could you think that!"
"Shut up! That's my final decision, the new recruit must be executed as quickly as we can." With that, he adjusted his toga and swept out of the room. I pondered on what to do. We couldn't kill whatever legionnaire that was very powerful! No way, we needed to build our Legion, not tear it down, someone like that could easily help us in times of crisis!
Then I remembered, Jason Grace, he came when I was still centurion. Then, the praetors were Olivia and Samuel. Samuel, then had also ordered to kill Jason Grace, but Jupiter intervened through the Auguries. I hoped that Tyler's godly parent would swoop in and save him from Samuel. I sighed.
"Praetors, Dakota seeks your audience."
"Let him come in." The doors opened and Dakota crept in, bawling.
"Dakota, why are you bawling? Behave yourself, you're a centurion!"
"Octavian! He k-killed m-m-my Charles! WWWAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!"
"What!"I immediately stood up. Charles was one of the centurions of the third cohort. Octavian had gone to far.
"I miss him at night! His cuddliness, his soft fur! WAAAAHHHHH!"
"What! You sleep with Charles at night! Wait… soft fur? Charles does not have fur!"
"My poor teddy bear! WAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH! Then it struck me, he was not talking about the legionnaire Charles, he was talking about… a teddy bear?
"Seriously Dakota, is that all you came to tell me! Wait.. .why aren't you with Tyler!?"
"Octavian told me to leave!" he sobbed. I was shocked; Tyler was left alone with Octavian!? Horrible images flashed through my mind. Octavian blackmailing Tyler to vote for him, Octavian casting him in chains, Octavian blasting him with lightning, Octavian turning him into his mindless minion, Octavian making him…. The possibilities were endless!
"Go order Octavian to come here, right now!"I commanded and left.
Tyler POV
"Come on, follow me," said Octavian.
"K." I followed him to the 1st cohort barracks. A minute or so later, Octavian came back out holding a pair of fresh jeans and a nice clean Camp Jupiter T-shirt. I accepted the shirt but replied, "No thank you," for the jeans. I don't wear jeans. Octavian seemed disappointed but went back in and came out with a pair of khakis. This time I told him, "thanks!"
"Here,"began Octavian as he handed me a silver coin, "This is a denarius, go enjoy a bath!"
"Thanks!" Wow, Octavian doesn't seem as mean as Dakota said. While heading towards the public baths, I studied the coin. A beautiful luster of silver with the words Senatus Populusque Romanus etched on it and a proud eagle. Senatus Populusque Romanus. For the Senate and People of Rome. I don't know how I deciphered that, though, hmmm.
Third Person POV
As Tyler left for the Baths, Octavian wandered through the camp.
"Octavian! Wait up!" Octavian whirled around to see Dakota running towards him.
"Reyna wants to see you!"he panted and smirked, "You're in trouble!"
"Shut up! Roared Octavian, " I have leverage over you, a video of you bawlig like a baby!" Dakota turned pale.
Octavian then strode over to the Principia, strait to Reyna. She was already on the road, waiting for Octavian.
"Octavian, follow me, we have things to discuss." Octavian then followed Reyna into the building.
"Octavian, what have you done with the new recruit?"
"O, Tyler, I sent him off to the baths."
"Hmmm, why did you intercept Dakota?"
"Because he was crying like a baby, he was in no such state to handle a position such as showing Tyler around."
"Reasonable."
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