Hearing Sion's words, many people turned around. As they did so, they saw many of their fellow villagers shuttling through the distant rainforest with the three chiefs at the forefront.

Some sighed softly and shook their heads. "What's the use of telling us this, Sion? Do you know how many people will die if we resist the chiefs?"

Another person added solemnly, “The power they wield is beyond our imagination.”

Sion's eyes were bloodshot, and he sighed inwardly, but he wasn’t discouraged. As