**Chapter 15: The First Day of Servitude – Pain and Secret Passions**
The first day of punishment after the **third challenge** began with the **Guardians of the Dawn** suffering not only from the humiliating tasks, but also from the **unbearable pain** left by the rubber bullets. Meanwhile, the **Shadows of Ambition** took advantage of every second to tease, laugh and, in some cases, flirt discreetly with their rivals.
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### **The Guardians of the Dawn's Routine**
#### **1. Winners' Breakfast (Pain Included)**
**Belor** and **Katherine** were preparing pancakes, but **Katherine** was gripping the pan with difficulty, her scar throbbing.
**Drake** (biting into a piece of toast): *"What a shame... even your food is as weak as your leaders."*
**Katherine** (eyes blazing): *"If I wasn't in such pain, you'd already be choking on that toast."*
**Drake** (smiling): *"I like it when you talk like that."*
#### **2. Cleaning the Bathrooms (With Groans of Pain)**
**Drew** and **Grayrock** were scrubbing tiles, but the elephant limped with every movement.
**Kroft** (throwing a bucket of dirty water on the floor): *"Clean up properly, you wimps! Or do you want some more bullets?"*
**Drew** (snarling): *"I'll put a bullet in your face, boar."*
**Grayrock** (deadpan, but with a tense voice): *"Rock doesn't feel pain. I do."*
#### **3. Washing Clothes in the River (And Passions in the Skin)**
**Calley** and **Ingemar** were washing clothes, both with visible bullet marks.
**Leerstrom** (appearing behind them with a smile): *"Do you want help, you little wounded ones? You can ask... who knows, you might even get a little kiss to make you feel better."*
**Calley** (throwing a rock at him): *"Go get some treatment, you disgusting cat!"*
**Ingemar** (looking at **Katun**, who was watching from afar): *"Why doesn't she ever tease you?"*
**Calley** (sighing): *"Because she likes to see you suffer."*
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### **Gossip and Secret Passions**
#### **Among the Shadows**
**Glenda** (to **Leerstrom**, watching **Hardy**): *"He's almost breaking. One more push and the Guardians will destroy themselves."*
**Leerstrom** (looking at **Calley**): *"I'd rather have fun with the little goat. She's so... explosive."*
**Katun** (walking over to **Ingemar**): *"Does your scar hurt? Do you want me to blow on it?"*
**Ingemar** (blushing): *"You just want to embarrass me!"*
**Katun** (laughing): *"It works so well..."*
#### **Among the Guardians**
**Goldwine** (whispering to **Hardy**): *"The traitor is at work again. I saw someone leaving their camp."*
**Hardy** (holding his aching chest): *"I know. And this time, I won't forgive."*
**Belor** (to **Katherine**, while cutting bread): *"You're looking at **Drake** too much."*
**Katherine** (blushing): *"I'm just sizing up the enemy!"*
**Belor** (smiling): *"Sure, sure..."*
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### **The Flirt Incident**
As **Katherine** poured coffee, **Drake** grabbed her wrist.
**Drake** (low voice): *"Your music could calm even my inner fire... if I let it."*
**Katherine** (wide eyes): *"Let go. Now."*
He obeyed, but his smile persisted.
**Glenda** (seeing everything, to **Mydrede**): *"Drake is playing a dangerous game."*
**Mydrede** (smiling): *"Or is it just fire that doesn't erase music?"*
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### **The End of the Day**
At dusk, **Hardy** gathered the Guardians:
— *Tomorrow is another day of punishment. But after... we will have our revenge.*
The **Guardians** exchanged determined looks, while **Goldwine** whispered to **Katherine**:
— *We need to find out who the third traitor is... before he destroys us.*
**END OF CHAPTER 15**
*(Next: The Second Night – Betrayal and Revenge!)*
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*(Note: Secret romances are heating up, scars are aching, and the traitor is on the loose. The next chapter promises explosive confrontations!)*