foreign-domination

In this chapter, Kanya and her men serve as an honor guard for the AgriGen representatives who arrive to collect seed samples from the Kingdom's seedbank, symbolizing a reluctant engagement with foreign powers. Despite the political necessity to cooperate, Kanya wrestles with feelings of betrayal and loss as the farang inspect the sacred seedbank, culminating in her shocking act of violence against the lead AgriGen woman. The chapter explores the tension between survival through compromise and loyalty to cultural heritage.