They awaited the arrival of dawn.
Only then would the nightmare end. Only then could they just barely survive another day.
However, after the body of the girl dragged in earlier was taken away, no one came to select another. They did not know what had happened to change the Crown Prince's routine.
Yet, they could keenly sense that the atmosphere in the Crown Prince Palace was more terrifying than before, as if an impending storm was pressing down on everyone.
Inside the beast skin partition, the floor was also covered thickly with countless beast skins.
In the center was a square fire pit, where a bonfire burned, warming the room.
Beside it, on a massive round bed, chaos reigned. Bloodstains remained on the surface, some darker and some brighter.
