Aunt was pregnant at that time, when the People of Sky Ring dragged her out of the water tank by her hair. They used a katana to cut open her belly, and both she and her unborn child were brutally slaughtered. They cheered and leaped for joy, singing happy ballads as if they had accomplished something remarkable.
Yawen pressed Desca's head down hard and covered her mouth. They huddled inside the wall and buried themselves with bricks. The People of Sky Ring wreaked havoc in their home for five or six days before leaving. By that time, the two of them were starving and barely alive. When they crawled out, all they saw were the ruins completely scorched by flames.