Skulls entrapment

When society orders, for there to be offerings of alphas to the vile creatures living secluded on islands far from civilization, you'd expect at least... none of them to return from one specific island.

so when every alpha, all of age, all differently built, different physics and facial structure, When each and everyone singular one of them, from within the current months end up back in front of the kings doors begging to go home, it starts a ruckus, and a ruckus starts with questionings.

like, why did they run? but none could give an answer, the king exactly liked for having left. let alone so distraughtly, as a matter of fact.

So, when things like these happen.. you can't help but send one of your own soldiers, your personal border knights to "slay" the beast, when in fact you were just sending him as an offering.

of course, he doesn't know that. not until later on, and learns the truth about what it's like to be offered. Slowly, understanding why alphas often chose to surrender themselves to such "cruel" fate..

and, it's not as cruel as he really thought... well.. the second half of the offering part that is, the first part is hell.