The news traveled quickly, spreading across the entire land of Drihan.
Whispers turned into shouts: "Siterion has fallen to the cultists!" people cried. "Siterion is gone!"
Others yelled, "Siterion has turned against the Empire and even against God!"
From every corner of the land, angry voices grew louder, demanding, "Burn that snake pit to the ground!"
This scary news slowly reached the people living inside the strong walls of Siterion.
They heard it first as soft whispers from traveling merchants, whose numbers were getting smaller day by day.
At the same time, more and more people who had been living outside Siterion began returning, seeking safety inside the city.
Just as the whole continent seemed ready to break out into a big war, a "Great Purge" was announced.
This meant that everyone outside Siterion believed the city was completely lost and had to be destroyed.
