Chapter Twenty-Four: Hector

"Morning Hector, time for the last of your punishment. You will bring them to the courtyard and there you will burn them. You will stay in the sun without your cloak until their bodies are ash,” orders Rex.

Hector just nods. He picks up the icy bodies and carries them to the courtyard. There he lays them on some wood and sets them  ablaze, then he stands and watches them burn. As he watches, his skin is burning from the sun. It sizzles, but Hector welcomes the pain. It is not as bad as the pain he feels inside for killing the kids like an animal, like a monster.

Rex comes out to Hector, who had been standing by the fire pit for the last two hours. Rex sees the children’s bodies are now ash, but still Hector stands, and his back is blistered up and skin is turning black.

“Hector, your punishment is over. Come