They have to fight tooth and nail. The penalty for having the public know what these people are guilty of, is literally death.

This isn't win or lose for them. Its win or die. Although I'm fully confident in the outcome being that good/light wins, it certainly does appear that it has to get quite darker and more frightening before the dawn begins to appear.

Just as I remember competitive sports being, the most nerve wracking part now is the anticipation and waiting around.