Jalan and his family were closest to one of the points from where the King of Axelor's voice echoed throughout the Kingdom.
They bent low, at first, fearing that it might be an attack.
Yet, as they heard the contents of the message, they didn't know what to think.
All around them, families began whispering among themselves. Most said that the King should fight, as they were a people who always wished to have their heads raised high. How could they face others if it was a fact that their King retreated from a direct challenge without even fighting?
Of those who advocated this, the most vehement were the ones who had family members in the army that had marched out. They did not wish to see a war happen, if it was possible.
A few murmured about how the King had always been good to them, and that it was unfair because he was still just a teen, compared to the King of Axelor who had lived for many decades. Their power levels surely would not match, so it would be suicide.
