Amarita - the second part of the novel Land of Zikula

I had never before seen fear on the faces of the people of Zykola as I saw it in those moments under the light of the torches. Strong Zykola, of which its people were once so proud, had—at the very first test—become withered, shocked faces, trembling for the moments to come. The land of celebrations was now nothing but a land of fear. I know they curse Asil deep within themselves ever since the news leaked, for they had deliberately ignored her intelligence, reaping its full benefits without it ever sparing them from this day.