"A diamond is a chunk of coal that did well under pressure." Henry Kissinger Former Beta Tristian Beckington of the Blackwood Pack P.O.V. ....................Simultaneously in the Capital City at the Westend International Prison "Come in, Mr Beckington. Thanks again.... Cortez." The suited man opened the door and gestured for me to enter the room. Then, I was escorted to sit in the same white plastic chair as they chained and secured me again to the table. They are still trying to test my patience, but I will play along for now. It's better than being in my cell rotting away. My cell feels like a world unto itself, a separate reality where the rules of the outside world no longer apply. The sounds and sights are alien, a constant reminder that I am no longer part of the world I once kn

