They wouldn't have believed me. The majority of the populace has never faced a supernatural creature before, much less anything made of shadows. They would have assumed I had gone mad and killed the men myself. I would have been removed from power and incapable of preparing the country at all. It would be better to be seen as a tyrant and have the people suffer in the short term to secure the survival of the country in the long run.
[At least, that's what he believed at the time. Now he's not so sure. Maybe if his sister had taken over earlier, things wouldn't have come to this. She certainly seems to be a miracle-worker.]
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[At least, that's what he believed at the time. Now he's not so sure. Maybe if his sister had taken over earlier, things wouldn't have come to this. She certainly seems to be a miracle-worker.]