LYRA

Frightened whispers filled the room but Moraine raised her hand for silence. "Those who fail to survive the night will be eliminated, those who flee before dawn will be eliminated, and those who die." She paused, letting the weight of that possibility settle over us. "Well, the dead cannot continue competing."

"What's in the woods?" someone asked nervously.

"Your greatest fears," Moraine replied. "The Shadow Woods show each person what they are most afraid of and force them to confront ...