Jerba begins her story of the attack of Galea. She did not know how long the fighting took, but the end result was clear the Order had won. She heard the battering rams breaking through the gates of the castle were she was imprisoned and the screams of the victims the Order's soldiers found. She hide in the back of the cell to hide and avoid being caught because she knew the consequences. All of the other prisoners which were mans accused of murder and the like were released and helped the Order pillage the city. Anyone not set aside to help provide for the occupying army were killed in cruel fashions. Young children were separated to be indoctrinated into the faith of the Order because it is easier to get people to die for your cause if they believe it sends them to heaven and that their enemies are corrupting the world with infidel beliefs. Because Jerba hide during the initial attack, when she emerged the soldiers thought she had been set aside to serve them and she became a slave which was better than the alternative. Jebra witnessed great cruelties of the Order, but then Shota came and saved her from the madness.
After Jebra was done with her tale, Richard tried to explain the importance of Chainfire to Shota and how it needs to be dealt with. Shota is skeptical since she does not see it in the flows of time, but Richard still believes it is a great threat.
The story helps show the evils of the Order, but also that they are not different than the people in the New World, but they are indoctrinated from a young age to corrupt their beliefs and conform them to the Order. Resistance in this setting meant death, and unlike we saw in the Old World there could be no resistance of the mind because those with it were quickly noticed and eliminated. It gave and grave warning of the future if Richard fails.
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