_Page Two_ The Unseen Ones are a lie. I'll be struck down for writing such words, but it's the final truth I know. I don't know if they deceived Saul or if he was in on the prank, but this entire ordeal wasn't in the name of salvation—we will get nothing for the blood we've spilled. Not that the twins care about that, of course; they enjoy the sport. We are cattle and butcher. What is the bloodstone even for? What have we done? We've fed this thing for years now... Should've figured it out when supplies stopped coming from the mainland. Saul left us to die, whether he knew it or not.