No clue what Alistar was expecting. They were fighting a war of survival and probably had to run his empire harshly but as fair and unbiased as possible. Then he gets betrayed by some of his closest confidants, probably needed an example such as the immediate kill order for traitors.
"I didn't know. I didn't know that she had swayed her son, too! I held that little boy in my arms when he was born! Why would I ever condone his death? Of course, a mother never remembers such things when she's buried in the sorrow of losing a child… Maybe I should have handled it better. Maybe I should have sat her down and explained that it wasn't my doing. But how could I, when in a way, I was the one behind it all? The entire continent was at risk of surrendering unless I ruled with an iron hand. I ordered all of my followers to strike with lethal force if any treasonous groups were found. We only got a hint of a very powerful one, but never in my wildest dreams did I think that it had been formed by her. They could estimate the power level of everyone gathered, so they took the decision to attack sneakily. They secretly made a formation that would engulf the entire gathering area in light and sound and confusion, and at that moment, everyone who resisted was directly attacked and killed. I even saw the attack myself, from the eyes of my son! Drakos was there to ensure that anyone who yielded would not be attacked. It was too late! The young boy was too scared, too desperate… And too weak. He died before I could do anything. The rest coughed up that it was his mother who had been planning the entire thing, and when we caught her, she didn't even resist. She just kept looking at me with all that disgust and all that blame. She was right; I was happy to get rid of these memories. But now they're back, and even now, she is looking at me. Oh, those eyes, those eyes…"
World Domination System
Fantasy · KillerHemboy
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