Chapter 132

FIVE MONTHS LATER Lake: Nine men were arranged in a row, with their knees pressed grazing the sand of the earth. Kenji, Bec, and I watched from a distant hill, while nine of our warriors stood behind them. These rogues had been sentenced to death after being found guilty of rape, theft, murder, and arson. "Do you think the rogues would learn their lesson now? I mean, they should. But those people are born rebellious. They were punished by your father and his fathers before him, but they find a way to rise every generation." Kenji spoke up. Bec turned to him, before fixing his gaze on me. Kenji was right about that. My father had fought to keep the rogues in check all his life. But just when he thought the outlands had learned their place, they returned with Jesse Wyatt. The thought of the man's name made my stomach turn. I fought hard to hide the frown, more for myself than for anything else, but it betrayed me. I could feel my face contort with anger. The only reason he was not about