“Your wolves?”
I was stunned. The way he said it and the way he was staring at me was chilling and I took a heavy breath and tried to stop myself from trembling.
The Emperor turned away from me and continued up the stairs.
I was left wondering what it really meant to be one of the most prestigious fighters in the Arena - one of the men he called his wolves. After what I had seen earlier, and the way he just looked at me, I was sure there was more to that rank than just a name.
But there was no point in asking him about that now and he would probably not tell me the truth even if I did try to get an explanation from him.
We travelled through a labyrinth of passageways lit only by torches when we got to the top of the stairs - a way to navigate the Arena without anybody seeing us.
