Rome's defeat at Teutoburg Forest leaves Lucius broken, captured, and enslaved by the Marsii tribe. Determined to escape, he endures the brutal conditions, clinging to the hope of reclaiming his freedom. But Baldric, the fierce warrior who claims him as a thrall, doesn't intend to let him go. What begins as a battle of wills becomes something neither man expected. As Lucius wrestles with his desire to become a free man, a deeper connection stirs beneath the surface, a bond that threatens to unravel everything he believes. Torn between loyalty to Rome, a one-sided love he left behind, and the pull of something forbidden, Lucius must decide: is freedom worth more than the man who might just own his heart? This is Lucius' story. FIRST DRAFT Previously known as The Fallen Inspired by: Netflix's Barbarians + Vikings, RagnarXAthelstan ship