“Quite right,” Amelia said, sipping her tea. She leaned back in her seat. “The list of collaborators is nearly complete. I have names – hundreds, maybe even close to a thousand. A few sections in northwest quadrant haven’t been done yet, but I’ll have those reports soon.”
“What are you going to do?” Kaiya asked.
“Give the people what they want,” Amelia said with a shrug. “It depends on the severity of the crime. We’ll mark the whores, but as for the others… a few arsons, a few hangings, some beatings. After that, they’ll be begging forgiveness.”
Kaiya nodded, heart thumping with renewed vigour. No matter how disheartened she felt by collaborators and apologists, Amelia would always be there to remind her that all throughout Leth there were loyal people ready to stand up for the silent m
