I look around my cage to see if I can find any way to escape when I notice that several houses have been built on the branches of large trees, all the houses at the top of the tree are kind of ovals made of something very thin, thick, I notice a small family walking with your child
'maybe they're not really bad'
'How do they keep the monsters away?'
I see a short old man with several scars on his face, he leaves my guard away as he walks towards me
I feel my heart flutter quickly imagining what my end would be like
I look at the old man deep in his eyes with suspicion and feel a welcoming look from him, as if he had known me for a long time.
"Interesting..."
When he looks at me and whispers
"Hello child, what's your name?"
"Don't scream please."
Responding to your request, I lie
"my name is Julian"
he smiles and responds
"Do you have someone waiting for you?"
looking around my cage to see if I can find any way to escape when I notice that several houses have been built on the branches of large trees, all the houses at the top of the tree are kind of ovals made of something very thin, thick, I notice a small family walking with your child
'maybe they're not really bad'
'How do they keep the monsters away?'
I see a short old man with several scars on his face, he leaves my guard away as he walks towards me
I feel my heart flutter quickly imagining what my end would be like
I look at the old man deep in his eyes with suspicion and feel a welcoming look from him, as if he had known me for a long time.
"Interesting..."
When he looks at me and whispers
"Hello child, what's your name?"
"Don't scream please."
Responding to your request, I lie
"my name is Julian"
he smiles and responds
"Do you have someone waiting for you?"
I can't hide my surprise at such a sudden and precise question.
'Did they arrest Julian too?'
"No, I'm an orphan"
watching at the old man's expression
'Did he believe it?'
When I lift my head I see that he is sad with an empathetic look
"I'm sorry child"
when behind his back I see an old woman shaking her leg while waiting for him
"Well brat wish me luck, I'll try to get you out of here, but on one condition"
"You will have to fight for us"
'fight?'
Watching him leave I start to try to understand
'What did he like about me, I'm not strong or intelligent or brave, I only depend on Julian'
A whistle catches my attention when a commotion happens I see the old man in the center of a large circle of people
I hear a whistle after a few minutes of watching and
just under half raise their hand and lower it after confirmation from the old woman
I feel my heart sink
Soon after, he whistles again and the large part that was missing raises his hands, I exchange glances with the little boy I looked at earlier, I feel his sad eyes rest on me.
I lie in my cell enjoying my last moments before I die
'I hope you enjoy your life brother'
I let my daydreams fly through my mind when I hear footsteps, curiously I lift my head and see the old man approaching the cell
He appears alone this time, it looks like his bodyguard waited below
'Can I kill this old man and escape?'
He seems to sense my murderous intent as he stops in his tracks and I feel all his hostility suffocating me.
I feel fragile, I start to shrink and I know I could never beat this old man, now I know why everyone obeys.
When he feels like I've given up on the idea, he gives me an amused smile
"Well brat, you got lucky this time hahaha"
"Tomorrow your work begins, know that if you are not perfect in your work... well I did what I could"