Suicide

After a day of intense labor, it was finally time to leave with their rations. In the past, miners would be given some food mid-day and extra food for home, but now there were no midday meals, nor were the meals given enough.

In the past, one man would get two bowls of porridge, two loaves of bread, and two bottles of water, but this time, they only have one.

"If your children want to feed, then they must work!" The soldiers said.

This cruelty was far greater than anything Lucius had experienced in the past. Who would have thought the same boy who sat with him at the table and rebuked the government for these inhumane actions would carry out?

Miners were forced to leave the mines in a line where everyone was searched on their way out to prevent theft. They were also offered their rations before getting sent out of the camp.