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"No" Jacob said to the man in the shadows. "I wont help you or that bastard you call a master." The man raised an eyebrow at Jacob almost as if warning him that he was crossing a line he shouldn't. "My master is a very generous man, and he can make it to where you don't have to work with those disgusting creatures you call gladiators any more. You could live a life of luxury with all the women, wine, and any other comfort you could imagine right at your finger tips." The man said stepping out of the shadowy ally. He was a tall and painfully thin man with hawkish features. He was dressed in luxurious clothing and looked as if he would probably burn every scrap of it when he got back home because of the filth that it had touched being down in the slums. Jacob glared at the man as he spoke waiting patiently for him to finish. "I know who your master is and how wealthy he is, trust me I do. I also know how hard it is for people of his status to accept rejection because they are used to getting everything they want, so let me make this quick and to the point." Jacob cleared his throat and smiled at the man "Go back and tell your master to shove his offer up his silk lined ass and never bother me again." The mans distasteful grimace turned into a full blow look of disgust. "I told the master that dealing with barbarians like you was a waste of time but he never listens when he has his mind set." Jacob turned away from the man and started walking in the opposite direction he had to get to the arena. "Don't worry!" the pompous man called "Since you wont help us we will just find our own way to achieve our goals." That made the trainer stop in mid step and turn around. He walked up to the man who was smiling victoriously and grabbed his lapel hoisting him up into the air giving the man a hard shake. "If you touch ANY of my gladiators or healers then you and your master wont live to reap the rewards of your treachery" Jacob emphasized his point by tossing the man five feet down the alley into a pile of garbage. Once again he turned around and stomped out of the alley way.
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Jacob arrived at the arena a few hours later. the team should not have arrived more than a few minuets before him if Sylvani kept to the schedule. Jacob walked into the gladiators waiting area. It wasn't much more than a small walled in area with a few benches in it. There they were, looked like Sylvani did a good job. Jacob walked up to the gladiators rolling his neck. "Ok piss ant, I was held up in a ... business meeting so as you of course noticed I wasn't able to take you to the arena and fill you in. So I will do so now; The first thing you need to know is the fight order The system workes like this, the gladiators that are battling are of course in the arena fighting. The gladiators that would fight next were are in the cage right outing side of the arena floor, and finally the team that will fight after them are kept here in waiting area. So when the team occupying the cage move onto the battle floor you will head right through that door there, he said pointing at a large stone slab of a door, whenever it opens and wait in the cage. The cage is just what it sounds like, a cage. To the left and right of it are other creatures being held to be sent into battle, my advice to you is don't talk to them." Jacob mumbled the next part under his breath "more trouble than its worth". Going back to his normal tone of voice "Also before you enter the cage there will be a few nice gentle man that bring in racks of weapons that you can choose from... that is unless your scheduled fight does allow you the use of weapons. If not then that is why I gave you those chains, They are not considered weapons by the king so use them to prove him wrong. That is all I can think of for now, So do whatever Sylvani told you to and wait for the weapons to come." Jacob paused in his rant to notice that there was a new addition to the team. "Oh what the hell!" He shouted "We have a damn centaur now, when did we get him... you know what never mind,I don't give a damn. You can fight right?" He said addressing the centaur.