“No one has earned their cards because it’s a farce. A lie. Something they tell the soldiers to keep you motivated because you truly believe that there will be a way out someday. That you were saved from death row and can be fixed if you serve the Dark Forces. Well, it isn’t true. The truth is that no one will ever get out. You either prove your loyalty and rise to become an officer or”—Mikah swallows and her face pales—“they tell you you’ve earned your cards and execute you shortly after.”
