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Breathe deeply.
Exhale.
No words could adequately express how conflicted I felt about what I was seeing. Why was this expected? Given that there are wolves nearby being punished for who knows what, how did these pack members manage to get any sleep at all?
This is why Aleksei departed, I gently turned to face Reece, who appeared to be accustomed to it. Considering that he disapproved of such punitive measures.
In Alrik's universe, there are no second chances, which is how we arrived at this point. "Aleksei was more forgiving of the two," she said, nodding. You are not given a warning if you commit an offence. You face charges that could result in anything from chains to pilgrimages as punishment.
The pillory stations are the worst, she thought as her eyes flinched with pain. Before being thrown into the revolting wooden device, the offender is 90% of the time repeatedly whipped.
"Who decides the charges?"
"I do."
