Beware of the man, the man with the power.
Nothing is as it seems. Death, desperation, and secrecy. That is what the boy has learned in his path to becoming a man. But, unlike a normal upbringing, this one is full of meat and bodies.
When it is time for the old to pass and the new generation to take charge, things change. Conscience adds thought, which adds to the taste. That’s when the trouble begins. But, what if it all is only a dream?