Chapter 160: Birth Of The Eternal City (3)
Going to war sounds like a simple thing, and well in a video game I guess it is, but when your life is that game you must announce that war, not exactly to your enemy but to your allies, in this case my own people.
And so, after calling a gathering within the capital while messengers rode out on fast horses to all corners of the realm Julius stood on the stone steps at the entrance to his palace gazing down a the mass of people before him.
"We have received an ultimatum from the Remnants of the Lunan Kingdom, and their new Queen. She demands the return of these lands, the subservience of its people, and the end of my life." <Julius>
Speaking slowly so that every word could be heard, while one could say it was not the truth surely if one saw the goings on in Lunan before its fall they would know it was not far from the truth.
The reaction from the crowd was as expected they were angry.
What had Lunan done for these people, these lands, for their lord?
And what now they make demands of them all?
"My people we understand how you feel, and so though it is far too early for such a thing, we are in a state of war. General Haddin shall be leading our armies to meet our opponents and repel their invading forces, know that so long as I wear this crown no harm shall come to our people, that being said we shall have more than adequate force present for our defence should another kingdom join hands with Lunan while our forces are engaged at the border." <Julius>
The people once again hung on his every word, not a single voice of dissent was heard against his decision for war.