The man leading the group looked coldly at Clara and nodded toward the several men behind him. "This woman stays, and everyone else gets killed."

"Oh wow! That's great!" The onlookers seemed to share in this excitement, just as they had earlier that day when they arrived.

"Whoever kills these two men first gets to have fun with that woman!" Here, beautiful women were considered more valuable than wealth. They brandished knives and chanted as they approached the crowd.

Clara ...