I also had to go to the pits and free one of Szicut's clan. With him free, he could take the 5 offspring with him. They were all males so they could be some muscle for their clan. The drider did not want to leave the city. He instead wanted me to free Szicut. "Give Szicut to me. It is not right that you own a Duskreaper clan member and use him as breeding stock." he told me. That was not going to happen any time soon. I needed Szicut and Zivith to train the driders on what it means to be a real tribal drider and all that the lifestyle entails. They would need that raw experience. It was needed if they were going to be good fighters. I got their slave seals put on them and we then continued with fighting in the colosseum. I was asked by other gladiator owners if I could lend them my driders to breed with their own slaves. I declined. That was a step too far. Since we were still winning a lot of matches, they had a high interest in me. Alvin also was making waves. Ying and his brother, Tao, were able to use their magic to win some matches as well. People were begging for us to fight. Not a chance.
Going up against Alvin was pointless. Not only would that be a really hard fight, but if I won, there might actually be a riot in the streets. We were both that popular. I was not going to end up like Clover. Alvin seemed like a great guy but, underneath it all, he was a ruthless competitor that would do anything to survive. Whether offering his warm, supple thighs for favors or purchasing poison, nothing was beyond him. I was infamous enough that the money flowing in was never a problem. As I walking back from the market, I was stopped by the drider I freed. Since he was free there was nothing stopping him from staying in the capitol. "Are you going to free my clanmate? It will not be easy for you if you refuse me." He was hanging upside down and crossing his arms. We were under an overpass in the market district. His dark brown skin and red eyes were normally intimidating, but not here. His pointy ears and self-assured smile were telling me that he was not ready to attack me. At least not yet. I just raised my eyebrow at that. I never even asked him for his name. He was named Arza.
He was more boyish than Szicut, but he was not that fit or much bigger than him. "Why are you not going to your clan!? You have the kids to look after too. That's why I gave them to you in the first place." I questioned him. He just frowned at me. "There's no reason for me to go back to Duskreaper lands. I have much more freedom here in this city. No females." he said. He told me that his clan were the descendants of dark elves. The Duskreaper clan was a hyper matriarchal society. As males they were treated like dirt and went undervalued. "Now that I'm free, I'm going to do what I want. These humans are easy to trick and their money is easy to take. There are other benefits as well." he said. I was ready to leave when he blinked at me. "Don't you want to know what they are!?" he demanded. I shook my head. "Why? I don't care what you do. Just don't bother me." I said and started walking away from him towards my house. 4 steps in, a I heard a wet thud as I stumbled forward. I was then pulled back towards the bridge. He had shot some thick webbing at me and was reeling me back.
