Hundreds of terrified refugees gathered in front of the Seventh King's palace, anticipating their inevitable execution.
The high stakes negotiations with the newly appointed leader of District One had resulted in a cruel ultimatum: all external districts would be forcefully purged from District One's territory.
It was a ruthless demand that the residents of District Two rejected without giving it a second thought.
In the past, Rivok would have immediately prepared for open warfare if talks broke down, but Chris operated differently. He sought to minimize local casualties by taking sinister advantage of the impending triple full moons.
The palace of the Seventh King was a sacred sanctuary that no ordinary citizen could enter without explicit permission, which was why the refugees from District Two had been forced to camp outside its gates this entire time.
