Rise of the Lycans
“Burning braziers and flambeaux lit up the courtyard in front of the keep. Vampire lords and ladies, soldiers, servants, and courtesans mingled together, murmuring excitedly amongst themselves. The story of the ambush upon the caravan, and Lucian’s subsequent rebellion, had spread like wildfire through the fortress. Avid spectators waited impatiently for tonight’s entertainment.
Off to one side, the castle’s lycan population had been herded together in the shadow of the unfinished tower and its... scaffolding. Death Dealers watched over the restless slaves. Afraid to speak, the lycans shifted uneasily and exchanged furtive glances with each other.
Lucian spotted Xristo among them. The surly laborer, whom Lucian had rescued from Kosta’s lash only yesterday, risked a muttered aside to his companion, a strapping lycan youth named Sabas. The men scowled unhappily at the dreadful spectacle under way before them: Lucian hung spread-eagled between two vertical wooden posts in the center of the courtyard.MoreLess
Off to one side, the castle’s lycan population had been herded together in the shadow of the unfinished tower and its... scaffolding. Death Dealers watched over the restless slaves. Afraid to speak, the lycans shifted uneasily and exchanged furtive glances with each other.
Lucian spotted Xristo among them. The surly laborer, whom Lucian had rescued from Kosta’s lash only yesterday, risked a muttered aside to his companion, a strapping lycan youth named Sabas. The men scowled unhappily at the dreadful spectacle under way before them: Lucian hung spread-eagled between two vertical wooden posts in the center of the courtyard.MoreLess
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