*Crackle.* Under the peaceful night sky, fire crackled as the wood and the furniture from Mary burned. Churning flames lit up the soundly sleeping faces around the bonfire.

Everyone’s fate would go through a drastic change the next day.

Uncle Akbu would bring the people of Koont Village back to Noah City and reunite with Sis Ceci and the others.

The young men on Mary would follow me. In actual fact, I still didn’t know them at all. Out of the blue, they had joined my troop. I had no confidence in whether I could actually change their fate.

Suddenly, I saw Pelos and his group of friends getting up in silence. Angelina and him were accompanied by a few other...