For three days, the drizzling rain fell, and the ruthless siege lasted equally long. The rain descended upon the Temple of the God of the Hunt, upon the palaces of the Divine Descendants of Tree Snake, and between the residences of the hereditary nobles. Fresh bloodstains were washed away by the heavy rain, and the dying wails dispersed in the wind. The sturdy ancient Tree Snake City was left only with splendid yet decayed ruins.
Until three days later, when the rain slightly subsided, did a new order arrive with the sunlight. King Aweit issued a royal decree to restrain the warriors of the states and to delineate the garrison positions of various divisions. Afterwards, clad in copper armor and holding the gemstone-adorned Divine Staff, he entered the cleaned-up Tree Snake City among a thousand loyal Tonsured Guards serving as escorts.
