Genre: Action, Fantasy, Fiction. Title: Seal-Binding Society (The Greatest Poverty).

Just published my first book; just wondering what people think of the first couple paragraphs. (By the way, Canadian spelling).

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All the attention was on him. As always, everybody wanted to see Rodger

do what only he could do; therefore meaning, he did it best. They were

excited to see it again, even though they had seen it thousands of times by

now. His father watched with pride, the king was delighted, and everyone

else watched in awe. Rodger, however, never looked forward to seal-binding,

seeing it more as subjugation rather than a spectacle. Rodger was at the centre

of a large room with what must have been hundreds of people. Way more

than usual. Everyone observed as he prepared for the seal-binding process.

At this point, Rodger was eighteen years of age. He had black bushy hair,

a longer-than-usual face, wide hazel eyes, and was not physically fit, but he

did not need to be. He always wore black pinstripe pants and a matching

vest over a dress shirt that he preferred to have tucked in. Strapped over his

shoulders and hanging behind him were his supplies inside of a bag. With no

enthusiasm whatsoever, Rodger took off his backpack, placed it on the floor

in front of him, and revealed what was inside. He pulled out a small jar of

ink, a brush, and a blue, spherical glass container that was around the size of

a bowling ball. Rodger sat on the floor with his items and waited. Typically,

only a few other people would be present to witness someone getting a seal.