Minutes ago…
"Gehran… Jarvis, you may burn me alive, smear my dignity, drag my name through the mud, and take away those I hold dear. However, there is one thing you will never take from me—one truth."
"That I, Ha Himari, will die proudly without ever turning my back on my people. And that the only scar my family and I carry upon our backs is the knife the two of you used to stab us."
Himari's words echoed across the entire square—and even into the homes surrounding it—amplified by the loudspeakers of the spectacle.
Slowly, the people lifted their heads and stared blankly at the old woman trapped inside the cage. Deep down, they knew they should stop listening. Yet her voice was so clear, so fearless, that even those inside their homes found themselves opening their windows to hear her speak.
She was already imprisoned. Her clothes were soaked in gasoline. Her life hung by its final thread.
And yet, she showed no fear.
