Peasant Woman

A villager in the grip of the Lords' oppressive system, this peasant woman sits at a tavern table during Ivo's reluctant Selection. She obeys Ivo's order without protest, her compliance reflecting the pervasive fear conditioning the village's survival. Her presence among the gathered crowd marks her as one of the faceless many, subject to the same brutal ritual that claims peers like Karl are beginning to resist. She represents the silent majority trapped in a cycle of oppression, where defiance risks annihilation but obedience offers no guarantee of safety.