Level One Dragon's fire punishment is a kind of punishment levelled on a Rider by completely incinerating their bones until they are reduced to ashes.
A level two dragon's fire punishment reduces the flesh and organs to ashes but preserves the bones. Whereas level three dragon's fire punishment only scars the flesh and melts the heart.
—The Book Of Punishments by the Second Royalty Council.
Zaren hadn't been joking when he said he would personally handle the manner in which they would weed out the spy.
In a conspiratorially fashion, he grouped the villagers into three; one group for the children amongst them which were kids within the age range of fourteen years old.
The next group was designated to youths; basically the villagers within the age range of fifteen to about thirty. Then the next group was designated to the adults.
