I'm not very good at correspondence, but I appreciate the support, Squunch.

The gladiatrix thing doesn't really work for me if the combatants are willing and fearless, and they meet death as if it's some sort of badge of honor, which seems to be how most of those types of stories go. However, if they are ordinary girls who are abducted and forced to fight against their will, it's one of my favorite fantasies.

That said, I hope you don't mind reading another gladiatrix story, because that's what spewed from my mind first with my recent spat of writing. Oddly enough, Julie is a willing and fearless (sort of) combatant in this next story, but she certainly doesn't greet death willingly. That's just not in her nature.