[quote=Gorbo Grandman]
When they finally did reach the temple, the old man scurried through the crowd, making sure his little boy could sit as close to the action as possible. "Now don't you worry Ronnie, you'll be just fine if you sit right here!" The old man whispered as he put him down with a few other children attending to the sacrificial feast. He then walked off to meet some of his old pals who were within the crowd, leaving Ron sitting timidly between the younglings, staring at the pyre with great eyes.
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'Hey, pssst, over here!' 
Half hidden behind a market stall, a few meters away from Ron, a girl his age clothed in rags was waving at him.
'Come here!' she hissed