Gale laid in the block of ice, trembling and genuinely terrified. He was cursing at himself in his head, how could he had been so careless?

He could feel his chest thrumming with his heart beat, staring at the faces in the crowd. He tried to break free from the ropes binding his hands but it was no use, he was hopeless

He just wanted to know more. He loved the trinkets he kept in his cave, he loved seeing the humans dance and work on the ships. Why did they do this to him? He was just curious..

As the auction begins, Gale doesn't understand what's going on, but the loud noises make his pointed ears pin back, getting even more scared