Chapter 250

That made no sense to me. The statement in itself was contradictory. All the men agreed with him, though.

We walked through an assembled crowd all facing the same way. Wherever we were everyone was watching the same thing.

I heard it. The sound of a man’s pained grunt in front of me. I’d recognize Christof anywhere. My head jerked up and the sight took my breath away.

My family stood on a low platform with their hands chained over their heads. Their shirts had been stripped. All of them were bleeding and I could see bruises forming on their faces and stomachs. Another warrior was currently pummeling Christof in the abdomen.

It was a gut reaction, built from memories that weren’t mine. I leapt on the stage to defend my brother. The man hitting Christof had a short sword on his leg, so I took it.

Positioning myself in front of Christof, I lunged at the man. He side stepped away from me with surprise on his face. I moved toward him again along the length o