The Raven Kings - 3

Silas’s eyes, the color of a stormy sea, held a glint of30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOTsMLuUhoz

amusement that didn't quite reach the hard set of his jaw. He30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsrsjQ09m9M

was a man sculpted from granite and shadows, his broad30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeNVB3si8he

shoulders hinting at the strength he possessed, the strength30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD7xjUkfrrg

that had earned him the unquestioned leadership of the30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ98H94bpJrP

Raven Kings. His tattoos, a swirling vortex of black ink30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNqoCrFTAL5

against his pale skin, told a story of rebellion, of defiance, a30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7yjd3G1y9B

testament to a life lived on the razor’s edge. They spoke of30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlRCkipRAgm

ravens, of kings, and of a violent philosophy etched deep30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ8FVb7StRp

into his soul.30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnOqqg8uUWq

He didn't speak for a long time, simply observing Joshua, his30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfddyNNjXld

gaze penetrating and unnerving. The silence in the small cell30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLVb3Vg3WR6

became a palpable entity, heavy with unspoken expectations.30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr5ivQmdeAT

Joshua felt the weight of it, the pressure of Silas’s30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnmCXJrlznS

unwavering stare. He was being assessed, judged, weighed30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlG3F253KF2

against some internal yardstick that only Silas understood. It30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡysnTwrUmzi

was a silent interrogation, far more intense than any shouting30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfB9k4exOsl

match could ever be. The only sounds were the distant,30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRVMBqtbIMA

muffled clamor of the prison, a constant reminder of their30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK5rhrBFBlV

precarious existence.30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAfXYn3ZGo2

Finally, Silas spoke, his voice a low rumble that resonated30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBoNFlhp8u6

with an unexpected melody. "So, the furry gets fifteen years30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyk3pjrdRaX

for a Tumblr post," he said, a hint of irony lacing his tone.30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnKFhsMmOXQ

"That's… efficient." There was a strange quality to his30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6NVBvudUez

words, a mix of derision and a surprising empathy that both30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFRh0Le8ijn

disarmed and unsettled Joshua.30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPJNvC0QBw2

Joshua swallowed, his throat suddenly dry. "It wasn't what it30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ68RxU36eix

looked like," he mumbled, the words barely audible above30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgAEaYpbXLQ

the hum of the prison. He tried to explain, to justify, but the words caught in his throat. He felt the inadequacy of his30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpudJU1Xc7n

explanation, the absurdity of his predicament.30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoPAN7PjLzv

Silas chuckled, a sound that seemed to shake the very30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcAku4DBpJX

foundations of their cramped cell. "Oh, I'm sure it wasn't.30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt5zNsIi20Q

But the system sees what it wants to see, doesn't it? It sees30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡalmS19irLD

convenient villains. Convenient scapegoats." He paused,30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4gPIVSoYuk

letting his words hang in the air, heavy with meaning. "And30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5bVqRIGviA

in this place, the only justice you find is the justice you make30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0srm2tsPSN

yourself."30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡckHdruNC8J

Joshua felt a prickle of apprehension. This was far removed30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFOTUv4jLng

from the online arguments and debates he was used to. This30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBrx2AoWwAy

was raw, visceral reality. The Raven Kings. He’d heard30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe97C7A3q7O

whispers, rumors, legends – stories of swift justice, ruthless30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡubYIIsKWiS

efficiency, and an unwavering dedication to their own30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMdX4TJVdPL

twisted code.30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaWDsf3o1e0

"The Raven Kings," Silas continued, as if reading his30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxnkUMuM5Dk

thoughts. "We’re not interested in petty crimes. We deal in30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFgYxGsUkKc

larger matters. We’re the judges, the jury, and the30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCIvQ5G0rGo

executioners of those who deserve it. Nazis, pedophiles,30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJqWC659L9D

zoophiles, abusers... the dregs of humanity who slip through30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHhM8j8Wlgf

the cracks of a failing system." He spoke with a fierce30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA4b5rtd7R2

conviction, his words imbued with the weight of his beliefs.30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzIRxSPEX1m

His ideology was not merely words; it was a lived30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOM7BuetWwU

experience, a burning fire in his eyes.30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQmlt4VM4rt

Joshua felt a complex mix of emotions—fear, apprehension,30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbPJ0UJqP4X

but also a strange flicker of something else, something that30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡECw60bDmGm

felt like grudging admiration. He knew that Silas’s methods30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3t7VetVvc5

were brutal, unforgivable by most standards. Yet, there was a30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVyC92UHQaT

certain undeniable logic to his words. The system had failed30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT1UqVeo6Mn

Joshua; perhaps it failed others even more profoundly.

"We have our own rules," Silas continued, his gaze30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmZAR2szorV

intensifying. "Our own justice. We don't care about the30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNJ8BlJYAFr

legalities, the niceties of the law. We deal in consequences."30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8JV9vyl6FT

He leaned closer, his voice dropping to a conspiratorial30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSMcnsde1RE

whisper. "We operate in the shadows, unseen, unheard. But30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM8r9WInLV3

our influence is felt. We are the silent guardians, the unseen30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxmUE6zYS16

hand that keeps this place from sinking into complete30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqGSoae1CsR

chaos."30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxrMlaqbvrB

His words were carefully crafted, a blend of intimidation and30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7pyGeMG0Qv

subtle persuasion. There was a dangerous charm to Silas, a30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWDyse4PzlX

charismatic magnetism that belied the harshness of his30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNlPTOGtopk

actions. He spoke of revolution, of a twisted form of social30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpKuSiTREbh

justice, of a world where the weak were protected and the30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlsTBjJ5kBu

wicked were punished. His words were seductive, an30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaClJT4CUGE

intoxicating brew of ideology and brutal pragmatism.30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNYhqMGpVkB

"You're new here," Silas said, his gaze shifting, assessing30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjVUc7CsSzo

Joshua once more. "You'll learn the rules. You'll learn the30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhlAoAaqMak

game. Survival here isn't about playing by the book. It's30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWQ5ZVtaSYD

about adaptation, about understanding the dynamics of30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJTlmjEFmik

power." He paused, letting the silence hang heavy once30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ5nJj8MQDA

more. "And sometimes," he added, a chilling smile playing30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtByVraPQr4

on his lips, "it's about choosing sides."30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtLMyagIsrj

Joshua stared at Silas, unsure of how to respond. He was in30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqKjExRztai

the den of the wolves, surrounded by brutality and violence,30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPEKDxw7eNZ

yet there was a strange allure to Silas’s words. The idea of a30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡemXq6D6RXq

system that dispensed instant justice, regardless of legal30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4R8ORkMd4L

loopholes or bureaucratic incompetence, held a certain30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ048sHmImmK

appeal, especially given his own unfair trial.30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxsfPuaALwM

Silas’s grip on the power dynamics of Martin Correctional30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV3SN42zDsF

was evident. His casual manner, the way he commanded the30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIMrT8V1ClV

cell, the way he looked at Joshua – it all spoke of years spent30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOsZKaLx0kx

honing his skill in manipulation and intimidation. His demeanor was a masterful blend of charming and30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBYRNaZVkZk

threatening, a calculated strategy to gain Joshua’s trust, or30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZA5qilumSl

perhaps to break him.30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8OPGGba6uU

Silas rose from his makeshift bed, his movements fluid and30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6It0oePp5y

precise, despite his hulking size. He walked to the small,30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd52cgOtiPr

cracked window, the bars obscuring the outside world. He30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4vIkRmWiOc

looked out into the prison yard, a vacant stare that seemed to30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpdGylYdjM0

encompass the entire institution, its cruelty, and its despair.30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE1VOfHDiNi

"The world outside is sick," he said, his voice barely above a30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaNqXMkWoPl

whisper, his tone more reflective than threatening. "Corrupt,30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaD1qaQQ1Be

unjust. This place is just a reflection of it, a more30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3yZfck3r5K

concentrated form of the same sickness. We are the disease's30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnwCq762u0J

antibody, a counterforce to the rot. We cleanse what the30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR3Bykx8wR3

system cannot, and will not."30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFEpmPeSEQr

He turned back to Joshua, his eyes sharp, scrutinizing. "Tell30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFoXwr5uHpC

me, furry," he said, his voice regaining its forceful tone.30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUJXAFp4Inr

"What side are you on?"30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbeSkqzjrjw

The question hung in the air, a challenge, a proposition.30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg2WVkZ7yTR

Joshua knew that his response would determine his future30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRpe7GFqBkB

within the walls of Martin Correctional. It would shape his30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB9TPus2TL0

alliances, his survival, and perhaps, even his soul. He looked30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrvGJYSxPDl

at Silas, this imposing figure, this leader of a criminal30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpLhxo3dt3V

organization who believed himself to be a purveyor of30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ2WTlHt3xx

justice. The weight of the choice hung heavy on his30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO0O8lSxxI0

shoulders, the pressure almost unbearable. He knew, in that30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnAUrBYISX5

moment, that his life had irrevocably changed. The game had30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzy0bvDXjRc

begun. And the stakes were higher than he had ever30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqVznkU9J0I

imagined. His fifteen-year sentence for a Tumblr post had30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4svLaSbvDz

just become infinitely more complicated.

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