# The fight
The hot sand kissed Freya's sandals as she made her first step out of the iron archway into the combined embrace of the scorching sun and the cheering masses. After the first few steps, she stopped and let her eyes rest on the audience. Every last seat was sold, even though today was one of the hottest days of the year, and Dominicus had fucked up the repairs of the sun sails, again. It didn't give her pleasure to be the biggest draw in one of the biggest amphitheaters in Traiana. Sure, she was one of the best fighters here, and although the imbeciles up there were much too busy ogling her naked breasts than take notice of that, they nevertheless spent their money here on Diana's Day watching her fight, instead of at the pleasure houses. But ultimately, what it meant was that her master made a lot of money off her imprisonment.
She finished her gaze, and took a look at the opponent of the week.
A huge and grizzled black bear was bound up at the other end of the arena. It was hard to make out from this far, but his erratic gait and wild roars suggested that Dominicus made sure the bear was in an especially foul mood. Fixing her eyes on her prey for today, Freya assumed her typical start stance -- both feet firmly planted on the ground -- put her left hand on her hip, and put her spear next to her with enough force so that everyone in the arena could hear it.
Dominicus, taking his cue, started to speak in the booming voice he commanded. It was his usual spiel about her savage origins, great achievements in the arena and her quasi-unbeatable foe this week. He made sure to mention her ample, "exotic" body at great lengths. God, how she hated him. Sure, he made a great showman -- but what does that say about you when your audience consists of a bunch of idiots? As he ended his speech with the customary question: "So, will her winning streak end today?" she decided that the audience needed a little reminder that she was not just some piece of meat to be ogled at -- Dominicus be damned.
Just as the hands began freeing the bear from his shackles without getting mauled, Freya started a quick run toward the bear. As she got up to speed, she gave it another thought. If she made the fight look too easy, Dominicus would surely cut out the animals again. And sure, she enjoyed being able to fight some animal again instead of humans -- it gave her a taste of her old life back, even if the fight happened in such artificial circumstances. But the look of confusion and anger on his face would make this all worthwhile... At her desired speed, she hurled the spear at the bear with the muscle memory of a life spent hunting. It made a perfect arc, and landed square between the eyes of the bear, which sagged on its hind legs and breathed its last breath.