Caged

Chapter 19 - Caged

Apollo

The cages smelt like piss and shit. Whatever beasts and beings they had captured during the trek through the South were snarling and groaning as we passed. Claws, partially shifter arms, and bloodied hands reached for us through the gaps of the bars.

Viggo continued to push me through the stench and past the cages that somehow managed to contain those monsters. The smell faded slightly as we moved further down the line. The beings encased in these cages were quieter and curled into themselves. Most had their backs turned to the bars. They had more human-like features, and we're most likely shifters and other beings that were banished here.

"Don't stare at any of the others if you wish to wake in the morning," Viggo instructed as we stopped in front of the last cage