They sat together like usual as they ate there breakfast.
"Hey", Sherman asked as he jabbed Titas in the ribs, "The fuck is wrong with you?"
"Hmm", Titas barely looked up as he stored his oatmeal around in his bowl. Titas had been acting strange since he got up the morning. He was in a strange place somewhere between depression and rage. "I'm fine", Titas growled.
"Bullshit", Sherman said.
"What's wrong?", Julius tried.
"I said I'm fine!", Titas shouted.
"That's it!", Chief said, "tell me what is wrong! That's an order!"
Titas grumbled something beneath his breath.
"What?", Chief demanded.
"I said I couldn't do it!"
"Couldn't do what?", Julius asked.
"Last night I cornered that medical slave", Titas said, "I took her behind the arena. I had here there, but just as I was about to put my cock in her, she started crying and I couldn't."
"Ahhhhh...", Sherman said condescendingly, "Did somebody wimp out? Were you a little bitch?"
"Fuck off", Titas growled at him. He turned to the other four, "I wanted to do it so badly but I just couldn't!"
"Did she look diseased?", Starved Dog asked.
"No"
"Was she very ugly when she cried?", Chief asked.
"No"
"Maybe it was because she isn't your slave?", Burning ant suggested, "She isn't owned by a legionary but by the legion itself. Maybe if you buy her then there will be to problem".
Titas perked up slightly at this, "That might just work". Than he deflated again, "But I don't have any money. I spent it all gambling with Chief and Sherman."
He glared at both of them. Both held their hands up.
"Don't look at me I lost all mine gambling with the traders", Chief said.
"Same", said Sherman.
Titas desperately looked at the other.
"Spent it all buying extra food", Julius shrugged.
"Animal sacrifices aren't cheap", Burning ant said.
All eyes turned to Starved dog.
"Learn to save your money", Starved dog sighed as he pulled out his coin purse. He opened it to reveal it was full of aureus. "This is a one time thing", He said as he tossed it to Titas.
"Th-thanks" Titas said surprised.
Starved dog huffed and went back to eating his breakfast.
...
Arcade popped his shoulder as he left the medical tents with Siri. After saving Caesar from his tumor nearly a week ago his thanks was now being a legion slave. He had spent his first day away from caesr "volunteering" at the medical tents.
"You wanna come eat with the rest of us?", Siri asked, "it'll probably be good for you. Lord knows Melody is about all that manages to keep me sane at times."
Siri had spoken often all day about the little girl who was the Brahmin caretaker but Arcade had yet to meet her.
"It would be my pleasure", Arcade said mustering a smile.
Arcade was confused when Siri burst into laughter. Their was a pained sound to ever lough that she let out.
"Sorry, sorry", Siri said as she wiped a tear from her eye, "it's just no one talks like that around here. It's always 'do this' or 'do that.' You may as well be speaking french to a brahmin hand."
They got their food and sat by a small foul smelling girl who Arcade guessed was Melody. He girl looked absolutely pitiful and if what Siri told him was true that definitely wasn't normal.
"Melody, this is Arcade", Siri tried to introduce him.
Melody looked for only a second before looking down again.
She managed a weak, "Hi."
"What's wrong?", Siri softly asked her.
Melody looked up like she was about to say something, but then her eyes lit up at the sight of something behind them.
"You did it!", Melody cheered as she jumped from her seat and ran towards whoever she had spotted.
Arcade turned to see her running towards one of two legionaries walking side by side toward them.
"Oh good no!", Siri said as she spotted them. She sounded as though she was on the brink of tears.
Melody hugged the one she seemed to like. He didn't try getting her off him. Arcade noticed he was covered in dog bited which he'd obviously just poured healing powder onto. It was what was in his hand that truely confused him though.
"Here", the legionary said as he handed the girl a teddy bear.
"Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!", Melody cheered as she hugged the bear to her chest.
This strange encounter was blocked by the other legionary walking in front them and looking at Siri.
He pulled out a rolled up piece of paper.
"I own you now", He said as Siri broke into tears.