Chapter 117

The lean man looked at me with a shocked expression, he dropped the dagger, turned around and ran off down the alley.

I looked at my hands, wow, I've got the strength of a raging bull. I can't explain it, but when I acted on my instinct and concentrated hard, I seem to have gained more strength and did something a normal person couldn't do.

“You have my thanks, tell me, what shall I call you?”

I looked at her and thought about it.

“You can call me Mackintosh.” I told her my name.

She was surprised

“That's not a Roman name, I shall call you Maximus.”

I was annoyed, why would she change my name? And who gave her the right to do so.

“Hey lady, my name is Mackintosh and not Maximus.”

She merely smiled

“Stay calm stranger, come, I shall take you home and get a stable for your horse.”

I was already pissed but I had no choice but to follow her.

She casually walked towards the end of the alley which seemed to lead to another street.

“You came to Rome at the wrong time stranger, the Persians a