Dramatis Personae
Galla, Sister of Fritigern
ACT II
SCENE I
Camp of the Goths. Tent of Radagaisus.
The invulnerable Radagaisus as he was called had never been injured in combat. Because of this he longed to lay low Rome now that it had been divided since if he was truly invulnerable he could not be defeated. He did not think he could be defeated and thus defeat had never come to him.
His consort was Kreka, a Hunnic woman. This caused his friend, the wily Fritigern to be angry to no end. Did he find their own women so ugly that he chose one of a different race?
Fritigern was angry with his elder sister Galla as well. It was very much for the same reason he was angry Radagaisus except in reverse but with an additional reason. The object of Galla's affections was the false emperor of Rome: Valens, Fritigern's archenemy. For being love with a Roman, Fritigern would openly ask if she found their own men so ugly that she chose one of a different race, barely hiding his contempt for her being in love with his enemy and thus would beat her regularly but was wily enough to not go so far as to cause her serious injury. He wanted her to be able to walk when she fled Valens.
"Where is Saphrax?" asked Radagaisus.
"Late again." Replied Kreka. "That Greuthungi chief was supposed to have been here at sunset, it is already over!"
Fritigern could only glare. A Goth married to a Hun! It was barbaric!
"Do you know where Saphrax is, Fritigern?" asked Radagaisus.
"I'm not the keeper of non-Goths." Said Fritigern. "Why would I know?"
"I was only asking." Stated Radagaisus. As soon as he finished speaking, Saphrax entered.
"Valens is in Rome." Stated Saphrax. "He is no where near Ravenna, capital of the Western Empire."