The lean man looked at me with a shocked expression, he dropped the dagger, turned around and ran off down the alley.

I looked at my hands, wow, I've got the strength of a raging bull. I can't explain it, but when I acted on my instinct and concentrated hard, I seem to have gained more strength and did something a normal person couldn't do.

“You have my thanks, tell me, what shall I call you?”

I looked at her and thought about it.

“You can call me Mackintosh.” I told her my name.

She was surprised

“That's not a Roman name, I shall call you Maximus.”

I was annoyed,...