"It is now an open secret."
"Everyone knows."
"The King has been using underhanded tactics to keep General Jacob fighting the armies of the Edevane Kingdom, the nation that lies beyond the Lamiyan Mountains!"
"He sends his General false reports."
"He fabricates victories."
"He claims that Edevane has violated treaties and massacred our people."
"And whenever General Jacob returns from the front, weary and bloodied, the King gives him another reason to march back into battle."
"How long will this continue?"
"How can someone like General Jacob not see through the lies? Has anger clouded his judgment so much?"
"Every week, more soldiers die."
"Every week, more families receive the news that their sons, husbands, and fathers will never return."
"For what? For the Kingdom? No!"
"For the safety of our people? No!"
"For the King's greed!"
"I detest even calling him my king…"
"Louis d'Aubigny has doomed this kingdom."
