THE ANNOUNCEMENT
As the two rulers made their way to the amphitheatre at the Temple of Lights, Gabriel remained in the same place on the floor. Bastian put his hand on his shoulder, and he started to get up.
“Are you okay?” Bastian asked.
Gabriel nodded, struggling to speak.
“Why are you going along with this? They’re insane.” Gabriel was pale, his light had completely vanished; he couldn’t find anything to say to his cousin. They moved towards the temple’s exterior plateau and stood behind the king and queen who had been joined by Sky and Amalia.
Gabriel could see the crowd arriving and taking their place in the stone amphitheatre that surrounded the temple. All four tribes were present, but they were mostly separated from each other. Each group huddled together with people from thei
