Chapter 135 Aresio
"Andrew, you have to stay rational."
I tried to persuade him because I noticed the anger in his body, the anger that came from being betrayed and plotted against but unable to fight back. How could he possibly listen to me?
Well, Jurgen's equally tragic experience and his courage and direction of revenge pointed out a way forward for Andrew. I don't know when he accumulated such hatred, and he actually hid it from me. It's good that I also hid it from him.
"I'll join you!" Andrew walked up to Jurgen, put his hand on his shoulder, and said to him in a deep voice.
"What?" Jurgen was obviously flattered. Andrew's quick agreement must have caught him off guard.
"Ah, ah, okay, okay, oops, I was really scared. Dear Mr. Andrew, I really, really am a little overwhelmed. I am so rude! Sorry, sorry!" Jurgen apologized repeatedly, and his tears disappeared in an instant. Instead, he smiled, a very strange smile.
"Luka, come with me!"
Andrew turned around and looked at me with a firm gaze, which made me not know how to answer him, and I had no idea what was going on in his head.
"Andrew, what are you thinking about?" I asked him, guessing that he must be thinking about how Anthony's betrayal and frame-up led to the massacre of the only one hundred people left, and the inhumane oil barrel left an indelible scar on his back, which has not recovered until now.
I think what he couldn't stand the most was that after so many days, the murderous demon might still be tasting fine wine somewhere, proudly showing off his glorious military exploits to the visiting senators. And using this to seduce those noble girls who like heroes, isn't that right? For the **Roman elite aristocrats, indulgence is part of their lives and they are proud of it.
It seemed that he really intended to abandon everything. This country must have hurt him too many times, so now he had found a new way out and was desperate to break with his past and his motherland. I didn't even notice the whole process.
"Answer me, Luca, will you come with me, or insist on living and dying with this damn, hopeless country?" Andrew stared at me intently, and every word he spoke revealed a resolute attitude, forcing me to make a choice.
I was also angry about Anthony's betrayal, and even more painful because of the shameless and dignity-abandoning Roman women who stopped in the tavern, but I realized that anger is the right of the incompetent. Anger can make people lose their minds and do things without considering the consequences, which is very dangerous.
Andrew must have been too angry to choose to follow these Bagaudas and participate in their so-called righteous movement. But we have to say that if we participate in this Bagaudas movement out of anger, follow and assist them to attack and occupy Roman lands, what kind of behavior are we? Traitors, and there is absolutely no chance to refute. You know, if Aetius marches westward, the first to bear the brunt will be these lawless Bagaudas. Think about these fools who are poorly equipped and vulnerable and are trying to riot with just numbers.
If Aetius knew that Andrew and I helped the Bagaudas to train the army, how would he treat us? I couldn't imagine how a man with the power of life and death would treat traitors. But now, if I didn't join, what would Jurgen do? Would he choose the irrational Andrew or continue to persuade me who didn't seem to be interested in his words? Anyone would make a choice that satisfied them. He would kill me, of course, after trying to make me turn against Andrew.
"Hey, Jurgen, what are you guys doing here? You're sneaking around like that. Are you up to some shady plot?"
At this moment of dilemma, a sudden call interrupted all of us. We saw a man with naked upper body and an obvious scar on the left face. He looked at Jurgen with a fierce look on his face, and followed by a group of so-called soldiers who looked like beggars, staring at us at the entrance of the alley.
"Oh, no, sir. I was just talking to these two new slaves and telling them the rules we have here."
This must be a very important person, because Jurgen was very respectful when he saw him, but he couldn't explain why he was shirtless.
"New here?"
The scarred man looked at us with a puzzled look, probably because he was attracted by the leather armor we were wearing.
"Oh, yes, my lord." Jurgen smiled and stopped us behind him. He said to the scarred man, "They are slaves held hostage by Aresio to defend the city. Oh, these two poor guys didn't even untie the ropes on their hands when our brave soldiers broke through the city gate. Now no one recognizes them. The newcomers were killed by their own people. This is also a loss."
"Oh, that's what happened." Scarface nodded, his eyes never leaving the leather armor on us, even though the leather armor on Andrew and I was already worn out. It was better than him being naked.
"Wait, it looks like they're coming for Alessio!"
While Jurgen was negotiating with the scarred man, I whispered to Andrew.
"So what? Who knows if Aresio and Anthony are of the same kind?" Andrew is still indignant. I know he is afraid of being betrayed a second time. What's more, the city is now broken, and we don't know to what extent the Bagauda members have attacked. Aresio's days are really numbered now.
"Andrew, I beg you to calm down."
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At this time, I decided to follow Aresio. After all, the motives of this mixed group of people were not pure.
"Luka, so what you mean is..."
"Let's go find Alessio. I think he needs us the most at this time! As for whether to join the team or not, can we discuss it later?"
Andrew stared at me, and the reluctance revealed on his face showed that he was not going to follow me for nothing.
"Follow me, Andrew. We may be able to use Aresio to escape, or even go back. But if we join them here, we will become more than just rebels. The most important thing is that we can never go back! Andrew, think about Quinta."
When Quinta was mentioned, Andrew's expression began to change. He joined the army to give Quinta a good life, but now he has nothing left if he joins the Bagoda!
(End of this chapter)