And then it's time again! Every Patrician and even the Emperor's family has gathered at the Colosseum to witness another fight to the death between two slaves. This time, the combatants has been randomly chosen.
Who are they, you wonder? The unlucky two happen to be Dalitso and Septimius Zima - who are father and son. Dalitso is the elderly man, who has become a minor criminal to help support his oldest sons family, while Septimius is just starting his own and hasn't even fathered any children yet. Who will live to see their family one more time?
As they enter the ring, they give each other one last family kiss before getting serious.
Dalitso is first to make a move, as he pokes his opponent in the chest, trying to provoke him. Of course, Dalitso isn't the type of man who would rather live a few more years to the cost of one of his son's life, but is trying to make his son accept what he has to do to survive. So he pokes him, again and again.
Septimius breaks into tears at realizing what he has to do, but the Emperor's family have no mercy for the slaves.
At his worst, he slaps his father in his face, but he doesn't poke him back even once.
When the fight breaks out, it's Dalitso who starts it, ready to get things over with. Fittingly, the rain starts to fall down upon them.
It is a very quick fight, as Dalitso already is ready and willing to lose. And he does. Septimius is the winner, meaning that Dalitso's long life in Winter Valley should come to an end. The Callarai's express wishes to take responsibility of Septimius training into a gladiator, and the Emperor accepts. Emperor Varius decides that a house will be built with room for three gladiators, where they will live and train in between the fights in the Colosseum.
Round 2 statistics:
Births: 7
Weddings: 4
Deaths: 3
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