Death, this is not because of his low mental fortitude, but because he is truly dying. A strong rope tightly binds around his neck.,In fact, he was currently hanging from the ceiling beams, not much better off than Jesus nailed to the cross.,All eyes beheld a crowd clad in homespun tunics, their waists cinched with pale cloth belts. Both men and women sported long hair, styled into loose topknots atop their heads. The faces of the elder men bore etchings of hardship deeper than the yellow earth itself.。