Terms of Sacrifice

Cassian

“Do you want me to explain the rules?”

Daxen’s low voice cuts through the heavy, suffocating tension gripping the moonlit clearing. He stands tense beside me, his posture rigid and battle-ready as he surveys the terrified crowd of young people huddled together on the damp grass. They were ripped from the safety of their villages, dragged here under the cover of night to represent their p