Hello! Thank you for sharing! Before I start, these are all just the opinions of another person who reads and sometimes writes.

I think hyperbole is hurting this the most. Some sentences read like they're working on overdrive to make you feel something. That, along with some individual sentences' structure/word choices, and the flatness of Morzan as an antagonist, keep this from feeling believable for me. 

I'll tackle the easiest point first: word choices/sentence structure. At some points, I was too busy "editing" the prose in my head to be truly in the story, and that affects emotional engagement big-time.

> With a forceful nudge...

"Nudge" doesn't give me the same image as "forceful". One is soft, one is hard. Why not say he shoved him forward, or yanked him to his feet, etc.?

> The farmer raised a trembling hand while stuttering some words.

I'd change this to "Stuttering, the farmer raised a trembling hand" or something similar to that. The idea that he's stuttering *words* i

>Morzan dragged the old farmer across the muddy floor from what was left of the poor man’s collar. 

He was dragged “from” his collar? I would have said dragged “by” or “with” his collar. 



>With a forceful nudge, he lifted the farmer to witness the grand show.

You used the word “nudge” to describe an upwards lift? A “nudge” is usually a push. I would have said “yank” or “tug”. And is he lifted to his feet, or is he on his knees?



>“Do you see that beautiful plot of land there?” asked Morzan merrily.
>The farmer raised a trembling hand while stuttering some words. 

I might add some description here. What are his eyes doing? Where is he looking, at the farm or at Morzan ?




>Morzan snapped his fingers, prompting one of his men to press down on a box nearby. 

“Press down on a box” is sort of vague. Is this a magical thing? Or is it an electric detonator that has a long wire leading to the house and barn?



>The following bang and shock made everyone wince 

I think “wince” impl

**Overall impression:**

Lacklustre. I'm not really sure what I'm supposed to take away from the story.
This is an excerpt from a larger story, but what is it about? Is Morzan the protagonist? Antagonist?
Is Morzan supposed to appear threatening? Or cowardly? Is this a dark fantasy? A black comedy?
I feel like this excerpt doesn't establish itself very well.
Why do I think that is? 

**Hook:**
> Morzan dragged the old farmer across the muddy floor from what was left of the poor man’s collar.

A confusing first sentence. Muddy floor? Are they inside or outside? Muddy makes me think outside, using the term floor makes me think inside.  
Generally I would use the term 'ground' instead of floor if this outside, or simply omit it completely, maybe something like
> Morzan dragged the old farmer out of the mud

The second half of your first sentence doesn't sound much better to be honest,
> Morzan dragged the old farmer across the muddy floor from what was left of the poor man’s collar.

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Picked this up as I just wanted to throw an attempt at useful critique

**Point of view**

I'm not gonna lie, this piece has me confused at moments. I thought we were seeing it from Morzan's POV, but then we seem to hop to the farmers head. By doing this, you seem to be writing the piece from the Farmers perspective. This is continued by how his home and wife gets completely destroyed for seemingly no reason. He relives some quick memories. After that we hop outside of his head and I don't really feel a real POV coming through. It feels as if the narrator is now just summing up actions and words, without really conveying any real emotion. 

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**Plot**

As others have said, the text is very short, so it's hard to give feedback on it. In fact all we know, is that the farmer get dragged, everything he owns is incinerated and then he dies and gets taken to be eaten.  I feel that this can work for a scene where the idea is to show cruelty, but it's a bit simple and feels too forced.

**Part 2**

**Adverbs**

This one is going to be short. Adverbs should be used sparringly, especially if you can replace the "verb then adverb" with a single verb. This adds more power to your writing.

Here's some instances, notice the bolded terms (each sentence is taken from a different part of the story):

>“Do you see that beautiful plot of land there?” asked Morzan **merrily**.

I'd get rid of merrily. Replace it with an action to show Morzan enjoying the farmer's anguish.

>The following bang and shock made everyone wince except Morzan, who was **intensely** observing the farmer’s reaction.

I'd actually get rid of the entire second half of that sentence. Instead, write how the farmer is reacting. You're in Morzan's POV, which is like having a camera through his eyes. This is one way to convey that Morzan is scrutinizing his prey.

>A second blast **quickly** followed, vaporizing the nearby stable and barn into a plume of red as blood and cattle remains showered the surrounding 

Hi there.

This is an interesting story, in that it is darkly comedic (and I love a dark comedy). I don't think you've achieved your goal of conveying anguish without being melodramatic-- in fact your story did the oppositet. So here's a few things that are worth pointing out.

**Cons**

* Shifting POV's
* Tonal Whiplash
* Adverbs
* An Unconvincing Villain.

**Shifting POVs**

There are many times where you've shifted from Morzan's own POV, to the farmer's POV, and to an objective POV. In a short story like this, let alone the same scene, it is very risky to do this. Not that it can't be done well though. But in your work, it comes off as dizzying, and you're going to have to choose whether to stay in Morzan or the farmer's headspace.

Here are some examples (*italics* indicate Morzan's POV; **bold** indicates farmer's)

>*Morzan* dragged the old farmer across the muddy floor from what was left of the poor man’s collar. With a forceful nudge, *he lifted the farmer* to witness the grand

Hey there

I found this piece a little strange to read. I would've liked to know the context, which might've improved my experience, as I was unable to grasp exactly what type of story this would be placed in. Morzan seemed to be the protagonist but was devoid of any real depth of character, which might've made sense if this was the Big Bad of a children's story. Nonetheless, your prose was very good and readable and I feel like a few tweaks could improve this immensely. 

> Morzan dragged the old farmer across the muddy floor from what was left of the poor man’s collar.

This opening line set up the scene to be about Morzan but then later in the chapter it’s like we are seeing the narrative from the farmer’s perspective, including visions of memories inside his own head. Assuming this is part of a larger story where Morzan is the protagonist or a main character then perhaps seeing the anguish from his perspective would read more smoothly. 

> His farm rested on a serene hilltop field,

[468] Morzan and the Farmer story excerpt. How cliche is my attempt at conveying anguish?