I'm Building Walls in the Orc Tribe!

Chapter One: Black Feather Sacrifice Xu Yan was awakened by being strangled. His wrists and ankles were bound with rough animal hide ropes, the ropes digging deep into his flesh. He opened his eyes; above him was a gray sky, a few scattered stars twinkling through the clouds. Beneath him was cold stone, its surface carved with grooves filled with dark red grime. He tried to move his fingers, and the ropes immediately tightened. Heavy footsteps sounded in the distance, the ground trembling. Several tall figures surrounded him. They wore cloaks woven from black feathers, their faces hidden in shadow, only their gleaming eyes visible. One of them was the tallest.