“King! I come from the tenth zone!” Suddenly, a man shouted but then hung his head low, ashamed. “I know that my people have disappointed you. In actual fact… I was given to the old lady as a tribute too. I hated them too…” His voice quivered and he shook his head sorrowfully. “But, but… I want to change them. Seeing them again, I suddenly felt that I don’t hate them anymore; instead, I feel that they are pitiful. They are my people after all. There is my family among them. I hope that they will change one day. With King leading us, I feel that there’s hope for them!”

He gazed at me with anticipation as he pleaded.

I knitted my brows. I really didn’t want to see the people in that zone again....