Prologue:
I am trapped in a dungeon. Dark shadows cover almost everything in sight, with the only light coming from the barred window. It looks like it is just about dawn. Rats scurry all over the place, coming dangerously close. I kick at them and try to curl in closer to the wall that I am chained to. A pair of shackled arms attempt to curl around my waist.
Burying my face in the chest that belongs to the arms, I try to fight back the tears. A door in the opposite wall opens. Light pours in, illuminating the cell. Two, undistinguishable figures come towards us and pull away whomever is comforting me by his chains. He limps out of the room, still chained, and glances back at me, but I can't make out his features. Dawn comes. I can hear someone shouting something that I can't make out. A crowd cheers.
What comes next strikes me to my very core. The crowd goes silent. Uneven footsteps walk up what seems to be a wooden plank. They stop. A sound that resembles a trap door opening reaches my ears. I hear the most sickening crack follow. The crowd cheers again. There is no one to help me fight the tears this time.
