Personally, I was fine with their choices. Tridents were badass. Nets could trap enemies and make it easier to kill them. It was a week later that we got to fight with them in their gear. I was fighting solo. The twins were on their own. The announcers really hyped up the fact that they were now bought by me. All of the members of the crowd roared out loud. Cassius and Caelus were well liked. They thought it was neat that they were such good fighters here. The twins cut through the slaves like butter. It was really crazy to see. My fight was also easy. It was a 3 on 1. After the fights, I picked them up. I also got a message from the builder's guild. My manor was ready. The twins and I could go there. Gathering them, we made our way there. I left a note for my patron. I wanted to see how the progress was going for the citizenship situation. I would like to move onto a better province soon. Tertius was available for a brief conversation. Cassius and Caelus wanted to be fed first. I wanted to make sure that they were. When we met with Tertius, his bodyguards were there. I had to ask him about it.
Quickly, we got down to it. The document was signed and ready to go. I had to go to a magistrate and have him file this in the legal records. I reached for it. He instead snatched it back from me. "Not so fast David. I've had to pay 10000 lin for this. I would like a return on my investment." he said. I just scoffed. "Have you not been to the arena fights the last few weeks? I've been earning money hand over fist from my own bets." I said. He shrugged his shoulders. "Maybe I have. I still need a bit more to be made whole." he said. Basically, he was extorting me. "Fine. I don't have it on me, but I can obviously get it for you." I said. He gave me a flat look. "Be sure that you do. I have noticed that you've had a nice manor built in the countryside. It would be a shame if that had to be... given up to pay for these debts." he said mockingly. I rolled my eyes. "Thank you. Keep those documents safe." I said. It was when I began to turn that he piped up again. "Those 2 slaves you have... they were rather... impressive." he said. I stopped. "They are not for sale." I said firmly. "Maybe a deal can be arranged?"
It turned out that their stocks were indeed pretty high. They were base bandit NPCs that then got a lot of exp. from fighting alongside me. The bonuses they got as a pair of pro gladiators also applied. For those reasons, I did not want to sell them to anyone. When I moved on, they would be coming with me. Tertius Uulius Aper was a very rich man. He had a habit of getting what he wanted. If not, he got the next best thing and put on heirs like it was the best. If I would not sell Cassius and Caelus to him, he wanted to rent them out. Slaves had no right to bodily integrity. They could be bred like chattel. The son of a slave woman was a slave. Only the child of a free woman was free in the 2 empires. If I would not let Cassius and Caelus serve Tertius Uulius Aper, he could simply have them fuck his pretty slave women until they bore sons that could be raised into a new generation of gladiator slaves. The twins were handsome in their own right. Even the daughters born would be very good slaves to have around. I asked if they were up for it now. They were for it. It was free pussies to fuck.
