"Chaos reigned around us, and Mrs. Ghufran, the doctor, and the few who did not abandon Mrs. Ghufran's school became outcasts in the Valley of the Forsaken. Everything collapsed suddenly, and the valley returned to what it was years ago, or even worse. Instead of a third victory that we hoped to achieve over the nobles of Chartin on the last Day of Atonement, we were dealt a knockout blow."