"What do you want?" Andrey stood beside General Lucas
Thomas tried to break free from the soldiers that were holding him down but couldn't. "Tell them to let go of me"
"And what makes you think I can do that? I don't have the overall control over the soldiers here. General Lucas can have me in the same situation as you in a matter of seconds!" He told Thomas
"You know I won't do that to you no matter the circumstances" General Lucas pulled him close and assured him
"Of course you won't" Andrey patted his chest then turned his gaze to Thomas. "You know, I almost forgot about you". He signalled the soldiers to let him go
"Andrey, I found a way out of here. We can all leave now, you, me and Derrick, we can finally get the hell out of here" Thomas told him
"What is he talking about, Andrey?" General Lucas asked him
"It's nothing. Don't mind his words!" Andrey told him. He had forgotten to tell General Lucas about the whole thing
"Andrey, dear, listen to me, I'm not lying. If you can just listen to me, I'll tell you everything I found in detail"
"Shut up, Thomas" Caesar stepped forward
"Caesar, you're here too?" Thomas looked shocked. After what happened between him and Caesar, he didn't dare show up in front of him again
"This is fate! The universe must have brought me here to get my revenge" Caesar wore a devilish smirk on his face
"What happened was just an accident?" Thomas justified
"An accident you say? You tried to harass me you idiot, underwater! What were you thinking? Then you took my oxygen tank and trapped me underwater. I never saw you again after that, Thomas. You never came to apologize" Caesar slapped him hard across the face
Andrey was shocked. "He did what?!" Andrey slapped him across the face too. "Thomas! How despicable! Have you no shame?!"
"Babe-"
Andrey slapped him again "Who's your babe? Don't you dare!"
Aeskyros stepped forward to settle the matter. "Hands down everyone. Let's calm down and settle this like we do at war" he took off his cape
"No, Aeskyros. Stand down" General Lucas pushed him aside. "I don't understand what the commotion is all about but, I don't want this man in my house. I said I'd kill him the next time I see him. I'll keep my promise today". One of the soldiers gave him a sword
Andrey stood in front of him and stopped him from killing him. "Wait! Even though he's a messed up guy, you can't kill him. If he dies here, it will haunt me"
"I'll go kill him in the woods then". The soldiers grabbed Thomas by the arms.
"No, you don't understand. I have to get him back to advanced Rome in one peace" Andrey explained
"Does one peace mean a few parts have to go missing?" General Lucas held up the sword
"No, it doesn't " Andrey took the sword from him
General Lucas sighs in dissatisfaction. "Send him to Pontius. He'll know what to do with him". The soldiers took him away
"Just make sure Derrick doesn't see him. We don't want bloodshed in the palace" Andrey laughed nervously
"Let me go with them. I'm going to the palace anyway" Caesar hurriedly followed them
Andrey pulled him back. "No, you're not going with him. We both know fully well what that would cause"
"Let me just punch him one more time to get it out of my system" Caesar pleaded with him
"No! And why didn't you tell me he did such a despicable thing to you? If you had told me, I would have broken up with him long ago" Andrey playfully pushed him
"I'm sorry! I'm just a family doctor. I didn't want to ruin your relationship. You might not even believe me if I told you. You never listen to me anyway" Caesar told him
"You're more than a family doctor to me, dummy. You're my friend" Andrey hugged him
General Lucas was bored with their conversation. "Nice bonding. Andrey, why don't you tell me about what that boy was talking about?!"
Andrey was shocked by his question. He didn't want to say anything about it. Andrey turned to him and wore a forced smile. "It was nothing. He's just saying nonsense "
General Lucas didn't believe him. He goes to his room.
"Lucas! Lucas, don't go! It really is nothing " Andrey went after him
Caesar was left alone in the living room with a half naked Aeskyros. He sat down to wait for Andrey. He stole glances at Aeskyros who was standing in the opposite direction.
'Is it a custom to be half naked here? Doesn't he have any shame? His bulge is big too. Goodness, help me! Help me not to look! I think it's getting bigger, though. I can't do this' Caesar thought
"Aeskyros?! Can you please put on your cape?" Caesar asked
"Why? Is there something wrong?" Aeskyros moved closer to him
"No! Not at all" Caesar panicked as he moved closer to the sofa. "It's just that, the wounds on your chest might get infected and the scar might not heal as fast as we want it to. It's better to cover up"
"That's good! A warrior should always carry a scar proudly on his chest. This is a symbol of my sacrifice to the Roman empire " Aeskyros said with charisma
'Is he being impossible or tempting?' Caesar thought. "Please put something on, anyway"
Aeskyros sat beside him. Caesar became stiff. "It's not like I want to go around enticing people with my hard and smooth chest"
Caesar gulped, hard at his words
"I just came back from war, I've grown bigger. My former clothes obviously won't fit me anymore. I have to wear bigger clothes now, you see" Aeskyros flexed on the sofa
"I see" Caesar looked away
"What's that you said about that boy harassing you?" Aeskyros asked, trying to make conversation
"Oh! That? It was long ago. I went underwater with him and a few people. After a while, everyone left. When it was my turn to climb out, he pulled me back and kissed me. I pushed him away, though. He touched my, you know, so I punched him in the face.
But because we were underwater, it didn't make much impact on him. He took my oxygen tank and left. He locked me in the water. I was lucky there was another escape route from there or else, I could have died" he chuckled
"What's an oxygen tank?" Aeskyros asked in confusion
"Are you fucking for real? It's like this box, made of steel where air is stored in case of emergency purposes. Humans can't breathe underwater so we use this oxygen tank to breathe"
"I'll pretend like I understand. How come I've never heard of it? Aeskyros wondered
"It only in the advanced world. Like advanced Rome, where we come from?"
"I want to go there someday" Aeskyros grinned at his face
Caesar looked away. "Alright then. I'll leave first" Caesar stood up and hurried to his room
Aeskyros watched him leave. He began to think about what happened earlier. How could a man look so slim and slender? His skin is smooth and his flesh tender. His hair was soft like silk and he smells of fragrance that he had never smelt before. Very pleasing to the nose