With the powerful god appearing as an avatar of dread at her back, Ramutal stood before her followers. They held their breath in concern for their queen, who they feared would have to give everything to her god, but Ramutal simply smiled encouragingly back at them. Holding back the tears, she straightened her posture as she stood before her populace. She had already realized that to save her people meant relinquishing herself and her own happiness for theirs.