Fallen Kingdom 5
Fallen Kingdom – Part 5 The homes of the privileged Imperium – villas mostly – lined a cobblestone street in Bheketha, a town recently conquered by an angry army of gladiators and slaves risen in revolt. Now Shinatri Zaeda, of the proud, mercantilist Zaeda family, had become just another casualty of today’s destruction. The town had held out for as long as possible; Shinatri’s own father had been manning the walls, defending his family and many others with his life. But the town had fallen. The rebels had overrun it and Shinatri, like most of the other women and girls, had been helpless to do anything to stop it. She now stood across the street from her own family villa, a rebel gladiator’s arm draped across her shoulders. Wulfkar peered at her with curiosity. The …