"Your Highness," Rune said as he ran after Orion, who seemed like he was running a marathon.
"Your Highness, please stop." He said and Orion finally stopped, "I apologize..."
"I don't want your apology General, what I want is justice. Seventy percent tax will kill my people because of poverty and what will happen when my country collapses due to lack of money? The Queen will ask them to become her slave? Rather than that, it would be better than my people just die."
He said aggressively and Rune can hear the sheer desperation and agony he feels for his people, "I understand your Highness, but please... just a few more days..."
Orion closed his eyes and sighed, "Just a few more days! I trust you, General. You have the fate of my people in your hands. Don't back out. It was you and Princess Iyana that I chose, to trust if you two backed off now, then you both will never find peace."
