Barbaria Act 1 Chapter 8
Personal Narrative of Leo, Warrior of Cipri given as slave to Karena, 16-year-old Daughter of Lady HelvetiaI have to admit that the savage flogging of Gaymede, and the subsequent fate ordained for him, put mortal fear into me. Naturally, I did not want a flogging like that but, even less, did I want to lose my manhood at the age of twenty two!So am I truly to be blamed if I so quickly abandoned my warrior status and came grovelling forward to kiss the golden boots of the ruler of Barbaria? I...