They watched Fargo writhe in pain but also get more and more conscious of his surroundings. His jaw was clenched so tightly to prevent himself from screaming, and he shakily turned his head to glare at them with reddening eyes.
Garan met his eyes with his cold ones. "It's time," he said, before turning away to head to the venue.
Today was the day of Fargo's public execution, so he had to be pulled from the Prison, to the chagrin of most people, because he was really disgusting and no one wanted to touch him.
For their own stomachs, the water users took some water to give him a preliminary wash, though what they used was leftover dish water, because they were stingy like that.
Fargo's execution had been announced the previous day and a lot of people—especially his former citizens—came by to see it happen with various emotions.
