Thirteen

He shall not die alone; nay, he should die amongst his brothers and be honoured as the hero he still is to us. Rumour of Pullo’s unfair trail passed swiftly amongst the veterans’ who already were unhappy by Caesar’s unfair treatment. Where once we fought as one to secure his empire, we now feel bereft of what should be rightfully ours. Instead, we became a legend in the children’s eyes or worse, given Pullo’s fate. Once we swore to stand next to each other, but that what once was seems forgotten, or bribed by the one who once led us.