Stefanos refused to look away from Agesilaus then, but he could not help noticing Typhon standing in the background, having arrived with the king's men, along with Pollux. "My sister can f**k whom she chooses, Argive. I don't care. But if the animals she takes between her legs get ideas above their stations, then not even the Gods themselves could save them." Agesilaus actually smiled then, and pat Stefanos' shoulders with both hands. "Good luck in the Games, Argive. We'll be watching you." With that, the king of Sparta strolled away from Stefanos, followed by Xenophon and the rest of his guard. Stefanos stood there for a few minutes looking after them, part of him wishing he had a spear in his hand at that moment, but knowing the futility of the thought. It was Kyniska's grip on his

