[That question doesn't bother her at all; she nods simply in response.]
Of course--I do not mind sharing. I am from a very poor village, on the very outskirts of my kingdom--so poor we were unable to gather enough food for the winter, much less pay our taxes to the empire.
[She laughs quietly, shaking her head.]
Rather than send armed soldiers to demand our missing taxes, he sent us food for the winter, to be certain that we would be all right. Rather than demand what he was owed, he merely wished to be certain that we would be well during the harder seasons.
I am sure the other rules of the other countries must have thought him mad, but...that kindness, that love of all of his people was what I had always wanted to serve.
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Of course--I do not mind sharing. I am from a very poor village, on the very outskirts of my kingdom--so poor we were unable to gather enough food for the winter, much less pay our taxes to the empire.
[She laughs quietly, shaking her head.]
Rather than send armed soldiers to demand our missing taxes, he sent us food for the winter, to be certain that we would be all right. Rather than demand what he was owed, he merely wished to be certain that we would be well during the harder seasons.
I am sure the other rules of the other countries must have thought him mad, but...that kindness, that love of all of his people was what I had always wanted to serve.