Voss shook his head. “Only ten. The rest are for keeping the peace afterward.” He gestured to a second chair. “That’s the real war, Lysandra. Shall we begin?”
Hale found him in the throne room, not on the throne, but sitting on the floor, reading his manuscript by candlelight.
Hale’s revolution thrived on propaganda. Voss secretly printed pamphlets mimicking her style, but praising “General Voss, the People’s Shield.” He added fake quotes from Hale mocking her own followers. Her camp fractured. Trust became suspicion.
Voss shook his head. “Only ten. The rest are for keeping the peace afterward.” He gestured to a second chair. “That’s the real war, Lysandra. Shall we begin?”
Hale found him in the throne room, not on the throne, but sitting on the floor, reading his manuscript by candlelight.
Hale’s revolution thrived on propaganda. Voss secretly printed pamphlets mimicking her style, but praising “General Voss, the People’s Shield.” He added fake quotes from Hale mocking her own followers. Her camp fractured. Trust became suspicion.