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... ve your allegiance to the company, you definitely need to complete the candleburn ritual!!"

The candleburn ritual is essentially a torture method that the company disguises as a welcoming ritual for newcomers.

They used literal torture to ensure that the newbie joining their group wasn’t a spy or something.

If the newbie is a spy, he will reveal all, and if not, he will obediently follow the procedure.

It was a crude method, but that’s how Jareth joined that shady ...

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