Bab 425: The Roles' Meaning

[The three new Enforcers elected until the next vote are Wacko Tyne, Feng Xun and Laksmini.]

The three names were unknown to the crowd and Jake had to admit he was somewhat disappointed. Monitoring the crowd's actions allowed him to single out the three lucky ones with surgical precision. Their giddy reactions, far from being an effusion of glee, reminded him of the dread and outrage an innocent man would feel if he were sent to the gallows unjustly.

"Why am I an Enforcer?! I didn't volunteer! "A young soldier barely of age with a shaved head immediately panicked when he heard his name.

He groveled before the Bailiff, hugging the bottom of his pants and refusing to let go.

" Get off of me! You're embarrassing us! " The rogue officer snarled maniacally, trying to shake off the intruder with a few stiff movements.

The urge to deliver a few well-felt kicks was not lacking, but it would result in a trip to the Pit. Something he absolutely wanted to avoid.