"Lai Anding, is he a tyrant?" Severston asked.
Oshen shook his head:
"Not quite, he's merely a power-broker. Ultimately, we don't oppose some of Lai Anding's plans, but we refuse to waste our lives on his projects like cannon fodder. We want to control our own Fate, not be treated as disposable pawns—even if we are destined to die, it should be by our own Will."
"So, you seek Freedom by overthrowing him."
Severston looked at Li Aozi:
"What about you, Lord Leoz?"
"Lai Anding being a tyrant has no relation to me."
Li Aozi offered a completely different view:
