I never really knew what they did with the prisoners, until I became one myself. Whenever I saw those prisoners brought to the boats, I didn't dwell much on the thought that they never came back, and the (gekashi, the shamed ones) shared the same fate. I always figured, the prisoners and gekashi deserved the punishment. I never knew what it actually was. Only one thing was certain: prisoners and gekashi who were sentenced during (Nethuna the sacrificial time) were sent on those boats, and never came back.
I do not know why I was called as gekashi. I was one of the best hunters. I have a very good eye and it is helpful for catching game. I am one of the fastest runners. I was training to be an icilo warrior. My father was so proud of me. I know my mother would have been as well if she was still alive. At first when the other icilo warriors came to me I thought it was about me beginning my training. But the tallest one said, you have been named gekashi. Before I could ask why, or say anything, a sharp pain that hit me in the back of the head, and then the world went dark.
Good start.
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