The room fell into another long silence, and I lowered my gaze, knowing that nobody was in support of stopping the hunt. It was indeed one of the most awaited events of the year, and it was treated more as entertainment than a ritual. I had even heard rumours that people used to bet on the 'players.' I used to believe that the rumours were simply fabricated and nothing more. Now, as I sat here, watching the contemplative and unwilling faces of the people over the thought of stopping the hunt when the participants' lives could be in danger, I was starting to believe that the rumours might be true after all. It might all be just a source of entertainment for everyone, even if it meant the participants had to risk their lives.
"Why?" CM Carlos, standing beside CM Otto, questioned. His specul
