Days later…
The first morning after the collapse of Ravah might have felt like a miracle, but deep in everyone's hearts, they knew it was only the beginning of something uncertain.
Every mercenary who had sided with the former governance—especially in New Gehran—was captured. Some tried to flee the land, but it was futile. They were eventually seized. Others attempted to resist, only to be subdued just as pitifully.
Those who fought alongside Tomie helped restore order. Some tended to the injured. Others organized proper burials for those who had sacrificed their lives for everyone else.
A war—wanted or not—always left casualties on both sides.
Although Ravah fell overnight, the number of casualties was lower than expected. That fact, however, did little to ease the pain of those burying their loved ones. Their only consolation was knowing those deaths were not in vain.
