“We can’t keep this up if you send more men there it will be a slaughter all of them will die and for what your pride!” I shouted out he was a arrogant fool and I would not let him kill innocents to save face.

“I didn’t ask for your opinion Rose I asked for your men. You will give me them so we can show the citizens we can protect them and show the empire we won’t go down without a fight.”

How dare he use that as a excuse.

“It’s not happening, you won’t get them and that’s finale the only thing you will show the people is you don’t care if they die. A quarter of my men have just became adults there still training and you want to send them to there deaths.”

“You don’t have a choice I got permission from the capital.”

I hear the troops chatter immediately go quiet when they see me hundreds of eyes turn to me begging me to say something.

Commander I heard the news what’s the plan?”

“I will not force you to fight any man who wants to go will go you will not stop them but any man who wants to stay to protect the people and not a empty castle will the capital is powerful yes but a ruler is nothing without there people!”

The murmurs started again confused for they can’t stand alone but I wasn’t going to let them.

“I myself will go and twenty other men will join me we will take the stand against him.”

“You’ve come with only twenty of your soldiers when I’ve requested them all.” He says with a sneer. “I’ve come with my best but not for you. Stand down and live a free man you may not be innocent but I will kill when there’s still a chance for peace General.”

“You’re a traitor and a coward you come to defy me but won’t strike me through!”

“I’m not a traitor. I was never on your side I’m on the peoples.”