Chapter 204 The Dawn of a Warrior III (2/2)

Aegin huffed, glancing up at the Slave Master. The Bastard really wasn't playing fair. Aegin then looked at the spear in his hand. It may help somewhat with the Lion, but he doubted it would be much use with the bull.

Aegin stood once more and moved ever so slightly to withdraw a dagger from his belt. The red scarf tied to his waist fluttered in the wind, and the bull, which had been raging in the cage, suddenly went stock still and fixed on Aegin. Aegin glanced down at the scarf.

No wonder the damn guard had smirked like that.

For a moment, Aegin wondered if they were going to release both creatures at once, but surely that would mean they were at a greater risk of harming each other, not just Aegin. Sure enough, as Aegin was contemplating whether or not to abandon the spear in his hand, the cage on his right opened. The lion hesitated only a moment before it jumped out, padding away from the cage. It didn't seem to be in a hurry to kill him, though as it appraised the area, its eyes fixed on the raging bull, who was now intent on killing Aegin, then, after a moment to assess the danger there, its eyes turned to lunch.

Aegin looked right back. There was a pause in the atmosphere during which neither moved then, the Lion gave a deep gutteral growl of warning.

Aegin huffed. Yeah, he didn't much want to attack it either.

Aegin glanced at the cage, that had yet to be dragged back beneath the Arena floor, then, without further indecision, he ran for it.

In hindsight, running was probably not the best idea.

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The lion roared again, jumping forward threateningly before straightening back up again. When it determined that Aegin was not heeding its warning, it growled and ran forward to attack.

Aegin may have been fast, but it became clear rather quickly that he couldn't outrun a lion. His only advantage was that the lion was headed for him, not the cage, meaning it had a further distance to go.