The Loyal Spartan
And I had known, with a chilling certainty, that this newfound humanity would be his downfall.
The armory had been a sanctuary of steel and stone, the only sounds the crackle of the braziers and the rhythmic scrape of metal on whetstone. I had found Androkles there, his focus absolute as he ran an oiled cloth along the length of his sword. I picked up my own axe, the familiar weight of it a small comfort, and began the slow, meditative process of its maintenance.
“You know,” I had begun, my voice low, a casual rumble in the quiet room, “they tell you that to be a man of Ares, you must master the art of war. They never tell you that you must also master the art
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