Chapter 14
“Come on, stop wasting time and come look at our monstrous freaks!” The crier kept shouting at the top of his lungs.
Hidden under the tarp that covered the cage, Hadjar could hear the howling of the crowd. He’d gotten used to it after five years, and after two more, he’d even grown to like it. At least it was something different in his otherwise routine life.
“Yes, my lady, that’s a good choice! The man-fish!”
And with a clap, the cover was thrown off the neighboring cage. The crowd gasped in horror, the girls screamed, and Leer did his best to perform well, trying to bite someone with his sharpened teeth. He often claimed he hadn’t even lost consciousness while they’d been filed.
Hadjar didn’t believe it.
“Three silver coins. Just three silver coins!” Stepha repeated as s
