A direct object is a word or words, usually in a form of nouns, that receives the action of the verb in the sentence. In the given sentence above, the direct object is the word "game". The correct answer is option C. The direct object "game" receives the action of the transitive verb "play".
I think the correct answer is D. Even though the law forbids him from doing it, he still "travels to the Place of the Gods". He passes many Dead Places, and thinks about whether he should actually go to the Place of the Gods because it is forbidden, but he does in the end.
Of corusse it is! All sentences are parallel
Meaning by that they are the lords/guardians sons or daughters of the time being.