"Hehe, that's because even he hasn't had enough of playing yet!" Juleios quipped, his voice carrying across the field. Then, with a mischievous glint in his eye, he called out to the Lucanian youths gathered nearby, "Do you all want to play?"
"Of course we do!" the young men shouted in unison, their enthusiasm electrifying the air.
"Alright then!" Juleios declared, his energy infectious. "I'll play as the quarterback. Who wants to join my team and challenge the winners of the current game?"
Kxima was the first to step forward. "I will!" he exclaimed, his voice brimming with eagerness. Urazza quickly followed, and within moments, a full team of 55 players had assembled. Besides Juleios and the captain of the guards, Martius—both Greeks—the team consisted entirely of young Lucanians from the surrounding tribes.
