Chapter FivePresent day
It was fight night again and Raven sat on his bed waiting for the familiar buzz when his cell door unlocked and he could leave and head to the arena, as a spectator this time. He didn't want to go. He would have much preferred to stay in his cell, alone, but attendance at fights wasn't optional. Raven would leave his cell and when he returned he would have clean sheets and the toilet would have been scrubbed.
He sighed and stood up as he heard the buzz. The mechanical door swung open and he trudged out into the long, cold corridors of Salverford. As he walked towards the arena, he was joined by other prisoners. They were excited and eager, talking in raised voices and laughing at each other's jokes. Raven bristled with irritation as people barged past him.
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