Johan tilted his head, not quite understanding what the warden had just told him.
"Wh-what did you say? What do you mean the medicine they made was made from people...?"
The truth was that Johan did understand what the warden said, but...
It was too much, too dark, too sick and twisted for him to actually accept it at first.
So much so that the warden had to explain it on more gruesome detail, for Johan to understand it.
Johan regretted not having accepted the harsh reality right from the start.
"Marrow of bones... Blood... Tissue... Some of their finest fighters became some of the Sabaid's best medicine..."
Johan's world spun more wildly around him, and this time it was him who thought he was going to vomit.
"So... They're no better than than the Blood Skulls up there...?" Johan spat on the floor.
"Basically, yes. But their results were significant within the Sabaid, so..."