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Barca gripped Cassian’s forearm, his grin revealing teeth filed into points. "I always preferred the scent of jasmine over the smell of blood and sawdust."

Barca swung a heavy spiked mace, sending a spray of saltwater into Cassian’s eyes. Cassian ducked, the water dragging at his shins. He didn't fight like a soldier; he fought like a deckhand. He used the momentum of the water, sliding low and hooking Barca’s ankle with the curved tip of his blade. Swords and Sandals Pirates

The salt-crusted arena of Capua wasn't filled with sand today, but with six inches of murky seawater. Barca gripped Cassian’s forearm, his grin revealing teeth

The Mediterranean didn't just leak in; it surged. In the chaos of the rising flood, the gladiators didn't run for the hills—they swam for the horizon, traded their wooden practice swords for steel, and reclaimed the only kingdom that mattered: the wine-dark sea. Should we expand on their as a crew, or He didn't fight like a soldier; he fought like a deckhand

As the crowd cheered for what they thought was a dramatic finishing move, the two "pirates" turned toward the arena's heavy bronze floodgates. With a coordinated heave, they shattered the locking pin.

But Cassian didn't strike. He looked up at the Proconsul’s box, then at the heavy iron grates where the water drained. He knew the plumbing of this place better than the guards.