"Okay... So, if I understand correctly, after that incident, women were burned at the stake for the next hundred years or perhaps even longer simply because people suspected them of being witches?"
Amon asked, his expression filled with disbelief. To his surprise, Alice shook her head.
"No... That didn't happen for many years. It only started about twenty-five years ago."
That immediately caught Amon's attention.
Even Arnold, who had been listening quietly, became more curious.
"Twenty-five years ago?" Amon repeated, narrowing his eyes. "What happened back then?"
"Twenty-five years ago, during the awakening ceremony for the village children, a young girl awakened a class related to witches. The ceremony was conducted by the priest, just as it is today."
Alice hesitated before continuing. "It was the first time that someone in the village had awakened such a class. The news spread throughout Leonera, and everyone began to fear that the witch's curse was finally coming true."
