In the palace, one of the emperor's ministers made his way into the throne room. A heavy emotion discernable on his quite old face.
"Your Majesty!" His voice resounded. Though old, his voice was loud and clear.
"Hmm…"
The emperor sneered at the familiar figure while sitting casually in his seat of golden color. In front of him was a pile of parchments. It was quite a hefty day even for himself.
Because of the relentless attack of the demon, many of the families in the lower stratum lost their bread-winner as most of them were recruited as Soldiers and died in their mission. He could not neglect their families they left behind. If he did that, their respect and trust in the Imperial family would deteriorate.
It was also the reason why he decided to reward the promising recruit who did a great feat in the mission. It wasn't only to entice the masses in joining the army, it also added fervor to them and would then become more active and passionate in their respective assignments.
