A Moment For Peace

Shortly afterwards, the prisoners were gathered, just like the Alpha had instructed. We gathered on the outskirts of the woods. The Alpha stood at their front, a few metres away from our prisoners.

He was not alone, I stood beside him, and Steve and Eric were also standing close by. The Alpha was about to deliver his speech to them. We all listened as he began.

"I guess all of you know why I had summoned all those who surrendered in this fight to save their lives and the lives of other people, you did the right thing and I promise you that you will not be punished as long as you are willing to cooperate with us!" said the Alpha.

There was silence after he had finished speaking. I guess our prisoners or the defeated army as they may be called, were taken aback by Ammon's statement. Perhaps, they thought he was not serious about his promise or maybe he was up to something.

When Ammon saw that no one was willing to object to the statement he made, he continued, "As I said previously, I'