Alpha Maximus
My heart is racing in fear and tells me to turn and run, but curiosity has already won this game, forcing me to step closer.
As I approach, the candlelight reveals someone crouched over with their back to me. It’s a man. He has brown hair and is wearing nothing but an old rag around his waist. He is very underweight, and his bones stick out all over. He appears to be eating something, but it’s hard to see with his back to me and hovering in the dark.
I place a hand on his shoulder, and he flinches. ‘I hear your cries echo throughout the castle each day. What is causing you so much pain?’