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“The chief will want to see him in speaking condition. Get him up.”
    He sighed and reached down to my bindings and pulled me up. “You’re so lucky right now.”
    “Yeah, I get that a lot.”
    “Get moving!”
    He pushed me to the door and I was getting this weird sense they didn’t know who I was but I went with it—the only way I could. I walked staggered following one man with this so-called Jackal pushing me along the way from behind.
    We walked down a few dirt halls much like the room I was in until we came upon a very large hole in the ground that was filled with about thirty other men. I was forcefully pushed through them while they moved to the side and gave me looks of hate by scowling. I didn’t have time to focus on it much before I was shoved forward and down from Jackal behind me. I was able to save myself from falling all the way and kept up on my knees.
    I was in front of a man sitting in a throne-like chair that was compiled out of dirt bricks. I wasn’t completely focused in the head yet from moving around but assumed this to be the chief they spoke of. “What do we have here, Jackal?”
    “We found him nesting within our territory and thought he would bring a hefty price.”
    “Well, welcome. I am—”
    “Save your words. I don’t care who you are.” I cut in, unafraid. “You will soon be dead and your name will not matter.”
    Jackal was about to backhand me in the head but the chief stood up. “Jackal! Stand down! I would like to speak with him some more.” Jackal stepped back and the chief turned his attention back to me. “You are not in the position to be threatening my life, now are you?”
    “Who said it was going to be me? You should all be terrified for your lives because of who’s coming for me.”
    “There are more?”
    I slowly started to smile. “You don’t even know who I am.”
    “Should we?”
    “You should have done your research before you kidnapped the wrong person. My name—is Troy Okes.” I said it proudly and there were gasps and whispers coming from behind me.
    “The Troy Okes? You lie.”
    “It would make you feel better if I did.”
    The chief stood up, taking out a knife and stepped towards me. I showed no signs of fear as he cut the front of my shirt and the Great Seni Fighter symbol was visible on my chest.
    “Then it is true.” Jackal muttered.
    The men around me got even more worried and anxious but the chief silenced them with one hand. “This is not a problem. He is who he says he is but he’s powerless here. He can do us no harm.”
    “I didn’t say it was going to be me.” I reminded him. “They will come for me and you’ll all lose your lives because of it.”
    “Take him out of here! Put him in the containment chamber! They will not find us here! No one knows of this place but us!”
    I laughed as I was pulled up by Jackal and forced back through the men. Instead of looking angry, they all look scared to see my bare chest with the evidence exposed. I just smiled behind my closed lips from their fear and was taken out of there.
    I was pushed back through the dirt halls but passed the room I was in before. Instead, Jackal shoved me inside a different room that was more sunken into the ground with tied up bones of men that once were inside.
    “Our other guests could use some company.” Jackal said, standing above the pit by the door. “It won’t be long until you’re one of them.”
    The door slammed shut and I was left alone. My head still felt like it weighed a hundred pounds and I sat myself against the back wall right across from the door so I could see when it would open and that’s where I waited.
    Someone would come—I just didn’t know when.

 
     
     
     
     
     
    Chapter 9
     
     
    Jaylyn
     
    I was on my way. I rode straight and fast for days on end. I wished that I could just get there faster but knew Zayden would not have allowed me to accompany them and so I had to do it the only way I knew how. I was used to