I walked confidently into the arena, with Lira and Jasper by my side. It was my final chance to secure my freedom.
“Participants, step forward!” a voice barked.
The setting seemed very different. We were told to all go into a large area with very hard protective walls. There were grasses around. It seemed like a place where a wild animal was being bred. I looked around to see that it was partitioned.
It also took the form of a maze. While I looked around, I couldn’t help but notice that there were no guards around us. We were somewhat isolated.
“What’s happening? What is this?” I asked.
The person that addressed us explained what we were to do. The instructions were quite simple, but we couldn’t understand what we’d be up against. We were to go into the partitions, six of us, and wait
