Chapter 283

“The administrators know.” I said. “You all at least remember when they threatened you all they would ‘Make you act the correct way’ when they caught Evan and me in the woods? Didn’t you wonder about that comment?”

Kein sighed behind me and he remembered the comment. He feared I had spoken to the administrators that day without permission. He had worried the other men would demand punishment for me, which Damien’s family would have refused. Now he understood why I spoke when I wasn’t supposed to.

“This strange fascination has gone on a long time,” Christof said sadly. “We should have paid more attention, brothers.”

They didn’t believe me, instead they thought I was delusional. Damien and his brothers recognized the illness. They’d seen it in warriors who were forced to go too long without food and water. The confusion and strange beliefs would fade once they had access to what they needed. My family had never seen this in a healthy person. No one was sure what to d