Death and the regrets
"As for the knights who are traitors to the kingdom, Treason is grave. Therefore, they shall be punished with death."
The bodies of the four knights weakened, while they are tied up, their body bent down, lifeless. Tears formed in their eyes from the shock they got from what they heard. The little hope that the four knights were clinging to was shattered as they hear the decree of the king.
Death.
One word that brings fear to all people. Some may not be scared of death, but once they find and realize what they want in life, they cling to the last hope they have, a finger hanging on a cliff. A finger that holds on for a bit of time, before it gives up and falls to its doom.
There are many reasons why people are afraid to die;