Nina remained silent, deep in thought. The contrast was stark. The northern part of the Yaren tribe had been decimated by Pharaoh's men, while this area received assistance. Her instincts told her something wasn't right.

She glanced at the boy, and he followed her. Nina walked to the center of the yard, approaching the old woman and the little girl. She didn't recognize the herbs on the ground, but their roots were long.

"How do I do this?"

The boy, quick on the uptake, translated Nina's question.

The old woman, upon hearing the voices, looked up at Nina and the boy. To her, they seemed like a young woman in her twenties and a teenage boy.

"Snap off the roots, shake off the soil, and bundle them into groups of twenty."

The boy translated the old woman's instructions.

The old woman then asked them, "How did you end up here?"

the Yaren were heavily divided. The presence of allied forces nearby had created a rift between the northern and central

hesitated, Nina gave him a nudge.

this area believed Pharaoh to be a benevolent figure. Revealing the truth about the massacre

kind. We won't trouble you too much. Stay here

didn't understand.

protection. If

government," the old woman

explained.

repeated the old woman's words to Nina, making her hair stand on end. She couldn't fathom

a chorus of children's voices rang out, "Hello, Mr.

children spoke in broken

too!" The little girl who had been quietly sorting herbs suddenly stood up, her eyes bright with

understand

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