“Look at me,” said Tarkyn sharply. “Face what you would have thrown away. From your words, you seem to care only for money. Is there nothing or no one that you care for?”
“Your Highness, I care for my men and I care for their families. I would fight to my last breath to protect them,” said Orolan quietly. After a slight hesitation he added, “And I thank you for not killing them.”
Tarkyn ignored his gratitude to continue his conversation. “And beyond that?”
“Beyond that, there is nothing. Nothing but hardship, injustice and punitive rule by a weak king on one side of the kingdom and a s******c prince on the other.”
“And what do you know of me?” asked Tarkyn, his face becoming less rigid as he concentrated on the brigand’s words.
Orolan took a deep breath and went to speak but thought b
