Chapter 7- Antoninus Thrax

"Ok right there is where the wound is."

"Yes I can sees that."

After the battle between the sorrows and legion, Thrax had been injured. Though it was a minor gunshot on his arm he still needed to fix it up so that they could march through the tunnel to the dead horses. The sorrows used their natural medicines similar to the legion and he was getting patched up by one of the women who was a doctor for the sorrow's.

After getting fixed up he thanked the doc and left the cave where the injured were.

After getting down the hill he stayed in the main camp area, the legion troops immediately stood up and saluted him but then Maximus came up to him.

"Thrax should we send some scouts through the tunnel. I don't like us just leaving it there with a few soldiers guarding it, who knows what will happen? And I know that we are waiting for the messenger to get word back from the white legs camp but still it fills me with unease."

" Hm I don't know its been about 2 hours since the battle, who knows they might still be there and somebody might be killed for nothing."

"Not for nothing, we would know if they are still there or not."

"Ok fine I will get one of those wounded sorrows men we captured then. Not much use anymore."

"Can we trust a sorrow to do the job though?"

"No, but I don't want one of our own to die. Ok how about this we wait for the messenger to go back then send a scout. That would make me feel that if the white legs sends troops then it is more replaceable but if they don't then at least we know and I will send a scout"

" They've been gone for 2 hours though I just hope he comes back soon."

The sorrows had effectively retreated with the women and elderly also having to run from the camp so thus the Legion had to guard the tunnel to prevent other people from running.

Waiting for the messenger, Maximus and Antoninus decide to talk.

"So how have you been Maximus? Last I heard you had been with Vulpes at nipton."

"Yeah I was frumentarii at nipton. Disgusting people Thrax then they were easy to corrupt . See you just campaign for wanting all this degenerate stuff like chems to be legalized then the people get weak and docile hooked on this new chem and then boom I just gave vulpes the rundown of the area and all the new info of the NCR I heard and they got dealt a heavy blow."

Thrax then says "Yeah pretty easy when you think about it when the NCR just has all these chems and prostitutes. Plus just allowing their soldiers to actively gamble in New Vegas the degenerate city of the Mojave."

"Anyways it's good to hear you have been good Maximus. Ever since we had trained in the Legion to become frumentarii I've missed you."

"You were always the best Thrax. Anyways, how have you been."

"Yeah, I was stationed at mccarran, and I blew up the monorail and gave info to the legion of course. And uhh yeah I blew up the monorail and Colonel Hsu found me out and I had to kill him. Then a new colonel came in then I could barely get any info because they didn't trust me enough so it was a relief that Caesar Vulpes sent us here but it was weird to lose all that info you know even if we gain a stronghold here."

"Yeah, let's just hope he knows what he is doing."

After a little while longer the messenger came.

"Frumentarus Thrax."

"Yes, what is it soldier?"

"The messenger has come."

"Ok, bring him here."

The messenger then came and spoke and said " Frumentarus Thrax, I was able to ask the white legs for reinforcements and they gave me approximately 25 men."

"Ok then get the men out, we need a volunteer."

With all the men out Thrax asked for a volunteer.

"I'm sending a scout through a tunnel, anyone who wants to volunteer may do so though it can only be one and I will pick the final choice."

A range of people volunteered from white legs to Frumentarii but Thrax chose the most injured white leg.

"Ok I pick you, what is your name?"

"Eyes of Ivory."

"Ok eyes of Ivory you know what scouting is right? Just go there and tell me what you see, that's it, no attacking or anything. If there is anybody you run back ok?"

"Yes me is understand."

With that he had went to the tunnel after waiting for a few minutes the tunnel exploded and was sealed and thrax said

"Anybody hurt."

"No sir."

Maximus then responded then said "Why would they just set off the explosives after seeing one scout, but Mars has blessed us with good luck now so our armies weren't killed."

Thrax then said" Though were in a bit of a conundrum here. The sorrows have cut off the way to the dead horses camp to get there we need a longer march but we can't carry all these supplies."

Then a legion soldier interrupted and said " Well we could use the women of the sorrows to carry the loot."

"What's your name solider."

"Vespio sir."

"Well if you interrupted me to make this suggestion then I want you in charge of them if we bring them and you will take the blame if they fall behind you got that Vespio."

"Yes sir."

" Well we will get a few volunteers to stay and the rest are coming with us."

With the women brought out Thrax said

"Who is volunteering, if its nobody I will pick."

Only 1 person volunteered and it was the doc who fixed thrax up she said

" I will only help you because I can help the most people there."

"Well what is your name doc, you fixed me up so might as well tell me?"

"Sheila."

SInce Sheila only volunteered Thrax had to pick 4 women to volunteer in the campaign to the dead horses camp and he picked the ones that most look like they could catch up and carry the supplies. He had left the sorrows camp with 5 Frumentarii and 5 Whitelegs soldiers that weren't wounded and then was marching to the dead horses camp with 75 men and 5 women with the badly injured staying to be patched up.