“Rest now, Ramil! Don’t tire yourself!” she said, as tears ran down her cheeks and her voice turned shaky. The young man gripped her hand and stared at her for a moment, before drawing his last breath.
“Ramil!” his sister screamed, devastated.
“We have to go!” Zler told her, heart-broken, pulling her away and forcing her to abandon her brother’s body.
Sheera could but listen to Zler and run away with her troops, swearing vengeance for Ramil’s death by exterminating all that remained of the family. She got on the horse with Zler; one last glance told them all their soldiers were dead. They sealed the door and continued to fight the enemy infantry outside the wall.
Cilna was watching the debacle from the village, and when Kaj emerged from the secret passage with Clarice, Efren, Oloice an
