The next day I wake up feeling very relaxed, until a Dwarf pops his head through the door and shouts “Wake up, you lazy louts! Yer missing Breakfast!” This causes a giant scramble for the door with everyone tripping over… Read More »Chapter 6: Plans
“Are you okay?!” Golik shouts, rushing over to me. “I’m fine,” I say, ignoring his proffered hand I get up and brush myself off. “What the heck was that?” “I don’t know, but we probably shouldn’t stick around here. This… Read More »Chapter 5: The Explosion
Later that night, I am woken up by Vol’s hand roughly shaking me. He gestures for me to be silent, and creeps outside the den. I’m confused. Why did he wake me up? Vol pops his head around the entrance… Read More »Chapter 4: The Black Market & Golik
The next morning it’s announced after a sparse gruel breakfast that we’re going to be working with our oldies for the first couple of hours today. We are all going to run errands throughout the mines. The oldies job is… Read More »Chapter 3: Cruelty Darkness & Discovery
Four days of traveling pass, I don’t get much more news. I figure out we’re heading east, and hear that the mine harvests coal, which when burned, creates the smog that was outside of Abahak. I also heard a bit… Read More »Chapter 2: The Mines
The room stays silent for about thirty seconds after our jailor leaves, then chaos erupts as all the prisoners try to make sense of what we just heard. An inspection? Some of us going to the mines? “I don’t wanna… Read More »Chapter 1: Changes
“Filthy Elf!” The dwarf screams at me as he is dragged past. “It’s all your fault we are in here! You hear me? You hear me!? All your fault!” I ignore him, and carefully scratch another mark onto my short… Read More »Prologue: The Prisoner