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Vex picked up his own blade—a battered gladius hispaniensis with a chipped edge. “Because tomorrow, I fight the Wolf. And I plan to kill him.” He turned to face the light. “But I needed someone to remember the Grieve’s name. It was Caelius. Freeborn. Sold by his brother for a gambling debt.”

And somewhere in the black between stars, the dark mother laughed. nevernight chronicles vk

The horns blared. The gates groaned.

Mia frowned. “A gladiator who doesn’t kill?” Vex picked up his own blade—a battered gladius

The Wolf finally drew his sword across the Grieve’s throat. The sand drank. “But I needed someone to remember the Grieve’s name

Vex laughed, a sound like grinding gravel. “Everyone in the vomitorium is a shadow, girl. The sun doesn’t touch us here. That’s the point.” He finally glanced back. His eyes were the same grey as the sea before a squall. “You’re not a gambler. Not a whore looking to wet her sandals in a champion’s blood. So why are you here?”