There was actually no hope. They could never win against a neighbouring king that even got the help of the people in the Kingdom of Mar. Yes. The suffering people beg the neighbouring king, Ashka, to take the throne. They would rather have Ashka take the throne rather than wait for another suffering in the form of the next crown prince that would succeed the throne after his father, the king, died.
Askha was a cruel king that would never forgive anyone who made a mistake or betraying him, but under him, the Shan kingdom prospered. The people under him were protected by all the rules Askha created. They never starved. His people afraid but also grateful to him
Ayana felt like she was stuck in the tragedy movie where there were no forward button and stop button. She was just an audience in her own dream. She was an outsider.
She was burying her head down when suddenly, her body was covered with the cold water.