He awoke early. The day hasn't even started to break, as a Warrior he was used to being up and about as the rest of the villa still slept, with the exception of the night guards.
Though his room was still dark from the shroud of night, he lights a candle to pierce the darkness. Mounted on the wall was a short sword, a gladius. Light weight, yet still sharp. But, the blade had been broken halfway. On it were unique inscriptions.
Then looking back at his bed, a young girl slept. She wore fine expensive silks to bed and slept comfortably. Yet, around her neck she wore a metal collar. The man looks at her as he dresses himself. His mind travels back to a distant memory of his first meeting with the girl many years before.
"Rex... just call me Rex." He introduces himself to a lady as he shares a bed with her. "Is it normal for you to lay with a man even before catching his name?"
The lady laughed hard at his comment. "Before catching your name you say? I already knew who you were. Quintas Rex, the gladiator champion. In the arena your rule was that of a king, but in bed...rumors say you were more like a God..." She spoke as she was covered in sweat.
"Is that so?" Rex responded.
She gave him a naughty smirk. "Perhaps."