Zaiyila's jaw dropped. She truly didn't know how to respond—she simply stared at him like a lifeless being. No tears fell from her eyes, and her expression remained blank, as if she had long prepared for something like this.
"Village chief, don't keep the Serpent King waiting! Go and feed him immediately!" the woman urged.
"Take her!" The village chief cast a glance at Zaiyila before ordering the men. "Lock her up first. Tomorrow, we will begin the necessary sacrifices," he declared.
Several men from the tribe emerged and seized Zaiyila, dragging her away. She was too weak to resist now or maybe she wasn't in her right state of mind.
"M-Mother! You gave her away just like that? What if the Serpent King devours her early and demands another female from our family? I don't want to die!" Soya exclaimed in panic.
