Running headfirst into danger was not something she thought she would ever do. As her lungs burned and muscles ached, Lily’s resolve began to crumble. The screams that surrounded her dragged her back to reality.
She watched a guard being tackled to the ground.
He barely had time to react before a massive, twisted beast tore into him. Blood sprayed across the field in long, ugly streaks. His screams turned into wet, choking sounds, and then... silence.
Lily’s legs faltered. Another worker, a girl maybe just a year older than her, tried to run. She didn’t make it two steps before a second beast crashed into her from the side. The girl went down hard, her limbs flailing, her body dragged across the dirt. Then came the tearing and the crunching.
Lily’s stomach twisted. She just stood there, frozen. This wasn’t like the beatings or working in the fields till her fingers bled. This was different.
