When the two awoke, it was a rush of movement. Clothes on, packing of some baskets, etc. Eliza had most of her clothing with her before Gannicus said.
"You must not stand out." He told her, shaking his head as he reached for the black, brown and dark red dresses she has and put back the bright blue, bright red and yellow ones. He looked at the green one she held in her hands and smiled at the material, putting it in her bag with the other dresses.
"Rhea?" Eliza called, her servant coming to the room quickly. "Fetch us some wine." Rhea nodded and went to the kitchen, bringing it to them with corks to hold the containers shut. Gannicus smiled at that as they went outside, holding the very few bags as they had the hoods to their cloaks on. They made it to the horse Gannicus had rode in previously, where he buckled the items to it and waited for Eliza to catch up. She was walking when someone took off her hood, pulling her arms back.
It was Gaius.
"Where are you going?" He asked her. "On a small trip." Eliza replied, watching him closely as guards approached behind him. "It has been settled that you will go with Illythia, for she has fallen ill."
Eliza glanced back to Gannicus and shook her head. "No." She told him. "I will not."
"You will, you can express hatred whichever way, but Lucretia is needed here. You must go instead."
"I mustn't do anything." Eliza snapped, shaking her head. She heard heavy footsteps, only to glance back and see Gannicus walking toward them. Gaius stared at her as she turned to walk. "Give me a moment with my...guide." Eliza said, Gaius nodded.
She walked to Gannicus and turned around so his back was to Gaius, she didn't like doing that, making him vulnerable. "I'm going away with Illythia, she has fallen ill."
"And we were going away together." Gannicus replied, watching her place her hands on his chest, moving one up to his neck. "And we will." Eliza assured him, smiling gently as she leaned up and kissed him sweetly.
"What will you have me do?" Gannicus questioned.
"We will most likely be traveling through the forest instead of a main path, Gaius will not have us harmed. His wife because she is pregnant and me because I'm there to take care of her."
Gannicus nodded, mounting his horse as she looked at him. "Be careful, Gannicus."
"I am being careful." He smirked, riding off to get into position in the forest. The carriage was already out when Eliza returned to Gaius, sighing quietly she stepped inside to find Illythia. "Illythia..." Eliza whispered, seeing the sick woman before her. "Good gods..." She muttered, sitting beside her and placing her heard onto her lap.
"I'm cold..." Illythia said as Eliza nodded, untying her cloak to wrap it around Illythia as well. The carriage began to move, and Illythia fell asleep quickly. Eliza was moving the curtain on the carriage and glancing out of it.
Trees, just trees is all she saw. She fell asleep soon after that, but was rudely awakened by Illythia jostling her. "The carriage has stopped." Illythia informed her as Eliza stretched and moved around.
"We're probably in another town."
"No, listen -" Illythia whispered, there was yelling and fighting outside. Illythia braced herself against Eliza as everything grew quiet, and Eliza grew anxious quickly as short time passed. The door opened to reveal a sweaty and blood splattered Gannicus.
"Out." He commanded. Illythia wailed as he grabbed her arm and pulled her, Eliza just followed. "You cannot hurt the praetor's wife!" Illythia said, shaking slightly. Eliza stared at Gannicus as he tied binds around the woman's hands and blindfolded her.
He picked her up and put her on his horse, looking at Eliza. "That was fast..." She whispered to him as she kissed his cheek. "I must bind you." He told her. "Put up a fight."
Gannicus began to tie her wrists as Eliza cleared her throat. "Let go of me, you foul oaf!" She shouted as Gannicus raised an eyebrow at her.
"Do not hurt her!" Illythia pleaded, looking around blindly. Gannicus only laughed. "Quiet." He commanded as he began to blindfold Eliza. "Apologies." He told her, gently tying the blindfold around her head unlike he had with Illythia.
Gannicus helped her onto the horse, walking beside it to lead it. They had to pass a few things, where Gannicus had hid their binds beneath cloaks. They eventually reached their destination, where it smelt of sweat, blood, sex and dirt. Eliza couldn't help but smile at the smell.
Illythia wrinkled her nose in disgust as they got off the horse, the two being led in as Gannicus removed their blindfolds, and Eliza's binds from her wrists. "Where are we?" Illythia asked, confused and tired.
"Camp." Gannicus replied simply as he took Eliza to the room he stayed in. "Stay here, if anyone comes in here besides me don't let them touch you." Gannicus told her, his tone a warning as Eliza nodded.
"Where are you taking Illythia?"
"To Spartacus." Gannicus stated, walking out of the room as Eliza nodded. She eventually got tired of standing and instead sat on the floor, where she heard a few things:
"She is carrying Spartacus' child." It was whispered, but it carried through camp slowly.
"The praetor's cousin is here." That carried through camp as well, but the only other thing that carried was that the the god-himself-gladiator would carry out his legacy.