Book 11: Chapter 5
This group of anthropoids was the exact same as humans, except that they resembled beasts more with their furry bodies.
The children hid behind their mothers. Their mothers quietly tried to calm their children down, covering their mouths so that they wouldn’t cry, acting as though I would eat the child who cried the loudest.
I looked at them. They were a group of innocent citizens. They didn’t participate in the war or the previous attack. Perhaps that was Leah’s accomplishment. She told them not to participate in this war. Morally speaking, I shouldn’t harm them.
I could still remember how my people met their end. I could still remember that stench of blood that clogged the air and those eyes filled with despair focused on me. I could still remember the way they looked at me. I still often saw the scene of them dead in my dreams. It was as though I could see all of their face as I stood in that darkness every night underneath the swaying candle. I could see their faces clearly.
I took in a deep breath. I couldn’t harm the people in front of me at this point in time. If I killed them, the remaining anthropoids wouldn’t surrender to me. I couldn’t let that happen. We were currently the victor, but if I showed no mercy, they’d fight me to the death. That would just be wasting my soldiers’ lives and Leah’s efforts. I couldn’t put the horse before the cart.
I looked at Ling Yue and said, “Ladies and gentlemen.”
Not all anthropoids know the elven language. Only the high anthropoids know it, since they interacted with the Queen. The lower anthropoids didn’t get the opportunity to interact with her, so I needed Ling Yue to translate for me.
Ling Yue looked at me and translated for the people.
“I didn’t come to kill you or punish you. I know that this war has very little to do with you. You’re not the people who killed our humans. It’s just that we belong to different camps. The ones who destroyed our relationship are the higher tribes, so I won’t be rude to you.”