Chapter 82

The crowd was shocked. They had never seen a man killed in such a brutal way and it shocked them into silence.

Samnom reached down and removed whatever gold Lored had on his person then he walked to the exit of the arena. On the way he stopped and kissed Mota’s forehead saying a quick prayer to the gods. Then he stood and left the arena of death in deathly silence.

The guards stepped aside and did not attempt to stop him. He was, after all, a free man now. Then, outside the auditorium, he began to run.

The city had been busy throughout the day as people invited to the ball made last minute arrangements. Most had to do with their garments and drove the tailors mad aside from making them rich. This was the day when they could demand almost any price they wanted for the smallest change to a customer’s costume.

Tailors had even realized that keeping customers costumes until the day before and then letting customers have them was a very lucrative business for them. As customers discover