

However, love between men in Sparta is considered shameful and requires either exile or suicide to redeem Sparta’s honor. Yearning for the company of someone other than his ferret, Ictis, Andreas decides to trust the Spartan warrior and risk the fate that claimed his father.īorn to rule by the sword, Theron sees the world as his and acts accordingly, taking everything Andreas offers and reaching for more. The dread warriors stalk and kill helots-like Andreas' father-as part of their training.Īndreas sees only one way to save himself: he must tame the fearsome warrior.īut what began as self-preservation develops into attraction. When a kryptes enters his world, Andreas fears for his life. Alone, Andreas toils on a remote farmstead for a Spartan overlord.
