"If that is what Domina wishes," he said back at her, letting the simpering subordinate peek through. He did not want to step on the toes of his mistress or her daughter, especially when it was his duty to obey. The Gladiator followed behind the brown and black woman, a stark contrast with his golden pelt and mane. He felt as though he were the sun following behind, or perhaps it was simply his vanity. He would never presume to trespass in the Lord's domain.
The woman before him seemed happy now, as though her spirits had been lifted up. She seemed cheerful, easily excessive when considering this was such a mundane chore. Gale found himself smiling serenely at the back of her head as he thought about how excited Evangaline and he had been as pups helping to look for berries and other fruits. Even then he had been happy to go hunting for plants. It was like nothing had changed and he was still under his Roman masters' thumbs. The only difference was the climate he found here.
Draugr's comment startled him out of his warm memories, leaving him to blink at the woman for a moment before nodding absently in agreement. "Can't die in your head, though, Domina," he countered, a tight smile appearing on his lips. "Lost in thoughts means you lose head in a fight. Deadly." Being a gladiator meant he had to have all of his essence present during a fight, or else he would find himself meeting his maker sooner rather than later.
Clearing his throat, he gestured to a copse of trees, thick and with thorny bushes sticking out here and there. "There, Domina?"
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