Chapter 61: Good Soldiers Follow Orders
"Those with power are jealous of those who can live a normal life."
"While those who live a normal life are jealous of the wealth and influence of those in power."
"Both sets of people only see the positive side that the other’s lifestyle brings without knowing the suffering and tradeoff in exchange.
"A man with power will never know the terrible feeling of powerlessness that a commoner can feel when suppressed by those with influence and power."
"While a commoner who lives a normal life will only understand the constant struggle for power the cost for its protection when they too have attained that lofty position...."
"Even to the point of sacrificing your love and happiness for the good of your country and citizens, for this is the curse that royal families must suffer for their opulent lifestyles and tyrannical power."
Reginald Coulan, creator and head of House Aurellion in dynasties online.
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Daemonus coldly looked over a battlefield filled with blood and the dead corpses of thousands of men, a freshly fired crossbow in his hand whose bolt shot through the air like a thunderbolt.
Breathing heavily with axes, which still shined in the sunlight despite being drenched with the blood of her enemies, was an armoured Thorilsia, who stood surrounded by the few surviving loyal soldiers of House Aurellion hugging the dead body of one of her children who had been ruthlessly shot in the heart by the Chavarian commander of the imperial guard.
Her beautifully crafted silver armour, now stained with the blood of her enemies, shone like a beacon of hope for the few alive loyal soldiers of House Aurellion, whom the far more numerous Chavarian force had slowly picked off one by one each dying in a heroic struggle to protect their lady and her family.
The furious Marquess of Nalora had just killed a master-level fighter belonging to one of the many noble families in Chavaria when she heard a young voice cry out in pain before the small body of her youngest son crashed to the ground. A crossbow bolt sticking out from the once cheerful small 6-year-old boy’s heart who had a pained look on his tiny face before he died.