Maximus didn't even glance at Silo, and said with a smile: "Well done, Fesaros! Now, leave a Centurion here to guard the armory, and the rest follow me to support Camillus."
"Yes!"
This time, as Maximus returned to aid, he no longer marched urgently like before. Instead, he let the soldiers advance at a normal pace to recover some strength.
The reinforcements led by Areyous were slow because the wealthy district is located at the southeastern corner of the Pompeian District, the farthest from the Helanicum Gate. Upon learning of "a group of rebellious slaves attacking through the port and invading the district," the Pompeian aristocrats did not immediately send people to rescue. Instead, they first gathered the slaves and kept them under strict watch, then sent the family-owned guards to assemble in front of Areyous' mansion.
