Though it was not particularly honorable, taking prisoners of war was not unusual in Aeshivar. The continent had been torn apart by numerous conflicts for over two millennia. None were as big as the Great War, but each left cracks in the relationships between countries. As it was, the nations' leaders had not convened for decades. Not since the last emperor had ruled in Démencia. That was also the last time that Démencia and Etherea had been tied together in trust.
But Eriq Scélérat had destroyed that when he staged a coup and executed the former emperor. Stories spread like wildfire around Aeshivar about the atrocities that took place in Démencia under his rule. They said that he strung the previous emperor and his allies up outside the palace gates for months until all that remained
