Zolthar saw with his own eyes how Aunty Zhao, Han, and Greta almost seemed dead inside.
One lost her husband, other 2 lost their father.
A few days passed, and eventually to feed both Han and Greta, Aunty Zhao had to start working, unless she wanted her children to go hungry. At one point even Zolthar's two friend started doing minimal work here and there to help their mother.
Zolthar's heart ached to see this miserable situation. Unfortunately, he was also a small kid who could do nothing.
But what happened next was the true terror. An army of Bandits attacked their village late at night. They began killing people left and right, looting everything from everyone, they started raping all the married and unmarried women everywhere.