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The gladiator and the princess

Seeing the problem, he walked over keeping his movements slow. He got in front of the horse, holding his palm out. "Easy girl she won't hurt you she's a friend she Wong hurt you come on come here." When the horse started taking tentative steps toward him, "that's it girl come here no one will hurt you or any of the others not while I'm back come on." When the horse was in front of him, he swallowed though he didn't show he was nervous.

The horse coming and brushing its muzzle against the palm of his hand, a smile came to his lips. As he put his fingers into her mane once she gave him permission. "Sometimes horses can be unpredictable, but with her you've got to be extra careful with she may be small but she has her kid to think about so you need to keep your movements steady and slow along with not tensing or she will sense something is wrong."

The gladiator and the princess

Aiden laughed some, he nodded. "That's another thing I need to teach you get you more fluent in Celtic language." He said with a shrug, getting off the horse walking over to the herd. He held his hand out in front of one of there noses, he waited the horse looked at him hesitant at first but then brushed his nose against Aiden's palm.

Aiden smiled to that, he still remembered everything, his parents had taught him of a wild horse it had to accept you before you even tried to ride it. Stroking his fingers through the horses mane, he kept his touch gentle showing him he meant no harm to him or anyone that was close to him. The horse let out a neigh, Aiden smiled to that.

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The gladiator and the princess

Aiden obeyed, grabbing the pins from her hair with his good arm. Holding them out to her, "you don't owe me anything lulia it's just for now we'll be out here and survive before I go back there to get Alexius out of that colosseum." Sighing some, he looked around the plains finally spotting the horse herd he had recognized from his childhood.

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Aiden raised a brow at her question, "because I kinda already know the punishment for helping a gladiator escape. Plus you won't be a burden once I teach you out here how to survive you won't be much of one don't worry about it to much." He obeyed when she told him to, hissing at the pain that coursed through his back, it hurt though he stayed still for her to work.

Once he heard the giggle, he knew he had to look ridiculous, but his broken arm he didn't move the cloth that had been holding it gone. He just didn't move it because he knew the pain that would go through it if he did.

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Aiden nodded some, making the horse turn seeing guards though he sighed in relief that they didn't have any horses with them. Though now that he was on a horse he wouldn't give up his freedom not for a long shot. Even with a broken arm that was useless controlling a horse he had better control than the roman soldiers that had years of training.

Jumping over a overturned wagon that was supposed to stop them, he made it out the city and onto the plains he didn't stop till he knew he was a good distance away from the town stopping the horse into a walk.

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Aiden had his eyes closed, trying to block out the pain his mind wanted him to be aware of. A few minutes passed before he felt himself falling. Hitting the ground with a low grunt he saw the woman that had helped him twice now. Getting to his feet slowly, every movement of his arm and back gave away a fresh wave of pain.

"I know a horse that's around here that isn't tended to or should I say watched over and your coming with me don't argue about it I am not letting you die just because you helped me escape." He started running taking to the back alleys making sure no one saw them.

"Plus I would think you would want to learn more about celts than what the Romans have put in there history books. Oh by the way I didn't give you my name Aiden Bane the meaning of my first name is fire." With that they got to the horse helping the her up onto the horse and then getting on himself even with one arm he was still the better horsemen with that they ran through the town on horse back.

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Aiden's whole body tensed, feeling the whip on his back a hiss escaped his lips. He knew he had more than to go through, by ten he couldn't hold it back anymore a yell of pain escaped his lips. His back was bloody and the pain from his broken arm wasn't helping either.

Another scream, tore through his lips as it hit his back. He couldn't tense anymore his body weak from the blood coming from his back, he had only a few more. Though he knew a few more sentences in Latin, "keep him hanging there for the night and no one touch him." Another yell tore through the mans lips sweat running down his back he hoped by the ancestors this would stop soon.

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Aiden nodded to that, frowning some. "Fine then I'll tell you this your sister try to speak any other language to me I will not understand I know one language and one only nothing more nothing less." Hearing boots he got to his feet grabbing his food, "you might want to get out of here I already know I'm going to get a visit from the emperor so get going."

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He wasn't disappointed seeing the emperor, the guards grabbing him and taking him to the forum where the straps for whippings were held. He clenched his jaw as his broken arm was forced into the strap, before his other limbs were strapped in he was hanging off the ground a few feet all he understood was one word 20. He was getting 20 lashes for what he did back in the arena.

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Aiden hissed in pain as his limb was twisted and pushed. "Ancestors that hurt, all the places that I've seen and tried have been blocked or guarded I won't be able to get out of here. Far from it, so don't worry about me much plus the only way I see of getting out of here is through the arena."

A sigh escaped his lips, "I think from the glance I've gotten at you and that other woman she's your sister plus she seemed to have taken an interest in me. I'm just tired of fighting to survive wondering if I'm going to die the next soya or not. I have refused to learn Greek or Latin, and I will still refuse people have to learn Celtic again because I'm sick and tired since after the rebellion how little people know it."