The battle descended into utter chaos. In just ten minutes, the ground was littered with hundreds of corpses. Adrian and Thalia had not managed to escape to safety. They were now surrounded and cornered, making any attempt to flee seemingly impossible.

The chaos had forced the three village chiefs to remain on the sidelines. Their eyes were bloodshot when they noticed nearly half of their elite warriors had fallen in the conflict.

"Why don't we stop the battle, sit down, and talk this through