“In the absence of the government-approved mayor, you agree to take responsibility for this village in the coming months?” “Of course, sir.” “Then you will see to it that these people understand one thing: no one is to speak of the Ranganese attack. If any outsider asks, the dead here were victims of another coastal storm.” “They died in battle,” Takeru said. “No.” Song nodded to his men, and they threw their torches in, setting the pyre ablaze. “They died in a storm.”
Gaslighting and censorship
