I was disappointed that Jax didn’t fight during the event, but part of me was relieved because I knew Caius would probably do something ridiculous to use my friendship with Jax against me.
We went back to the Villa at the end of the night with Cal riding behind us.
I was sitting on the white horse with Caius close behind me again, but he had the reins firmly in his grip this time because General Avitus was riding beside us on a horse a dull shade of grey that was about as inspiring as his personality.
They had been speaking about something serious for the entire night, and that did not stop when we left the Arena and started back to the Villa.
It was as if I wasn’t there at all - a pretty ornament there to keep the Emperor entertained if the had nothing more important to keep him occup
