76. Gladiator

gladiātor ~ōris, m.

1. a swordsman

from the noble box, Nova-King Ressinimus watches Synali von Hauteclare win, his green eyes fixed on the writhing thing on her arm. A few nobles in the box—riders and former riders—are panicking, and the other half look at them as if they are mad. The king glances calmly over at the boy in the hoverchair next to him.

“You will be entering the Supernova Cup now, Jozua.”

The boy smiles, soft as an angel, and inclines his head.

“With the greatest of pleasures, Your Majesty.”