The King's speech - arc rise of the light kingdom
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A few minutes before his speech, Calil was able to gather the majority of the men to attend, so Talion stood near the balcony from which he was going to deliver his speech hearing the crowd talking and making a lot of noise.
Seeing all of his generals and friends before him, he spoke to them "My friends, I had to do what had to be done, and I hope you don't mind, especially you, Baranor" he said looking at the man in question before continuing
"But obviously as a King, I cannot let evil people with dark agendas threaten the survival of this kingdom, its citizens, and even my life" looking around at everyone he lets the silence settle before continuing.
"It is therefore important, and it is a decision that must be made, to establish a system so that this kind of thing can't happen again, until I am able to create an artifact that allows me to ensure the loyalty of my subjects, whether you like it or not is not important to me, I do what must be done for the good of all, we will discuss with Calil and Idril of the modalities of this system" he finishes before the others agree with him and plead their loyalty once again.
Then, he moves slowly towards the balcony.
Idril advised that he should be dressed like a king, with gold and ornament she made herself, insists on it, therefor he isnt wearing his usual attire.
As he approaches, the light coming through the opening illuminates him and focuses on him, like a sign from the gods, he approaches and leans down, looking at his people, with a confidence and a stature worthy of a king, he impresses all the people present.
His presence alone commands respect, and with his appearance an immediate silence is established in the crowd, not a sound can be heard, these citizens observe the slightest actions and gestures of their king with the greatest faith and respect, admiration can be read in their eyes.
But, amongst the population, some of them see him differently.
They are fanatic, and it's if as if they were observing their god, their savior, the one who reigns over the mortals.
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Taking a deep breath of air, Talion raises his voice and in a powerful voice, circling the fortress accentuated by his magic so that all can hear, announces
"Everyone, people of the kingdom of light, my people, if I have invited you here today, it is to announce some important news".
Letting the silence settle while watching the reactions, he continues
"Today, an hour ago, a person leading a small army broke into a warehouse producing weapons of war without being authorized to do so, with malicious intent and evil purposes, his goal was once in possession of these weapons, to harm our people, our kingdom, wishing the destruction of our haven of peace and everything you have built so far "
He stops, letting the message sink into the heads of each person, then, immediately, the faces of these men change.
Following his words the crowd goes into a frenzy, in anger they shout and insult the traitors of the kingdom.
"Let them pay!" shouts a bald man.
"They dare to go against us, we are not going to let them do as they please !" shout another
Even the children who accompany the parents are not strangers to the movement, perhaps by simple copy or by real reactions, they also show their displeasure and their anger.
Many people are yelling insults and profanities, while some fanatics are shouting heresy and death to the traitors and various forms of torture.
Seeing the situation escalate as time goes by, Talion calms the crowd with a single hand gesture, showing his stature, then he continues his speech
"We are the kingdom of light, I am the lord of light, and against traitors the death penalty must be pronounced".
Letting the words enter once again, the people chant the death of the traitors
"To the death!" they shout with unprecedented fervor.
Then Talion continues his speech with equal power and charisma
"In the face of our enemies, we will not falter, in the face of our enemies we will show our fangs, in the face of our enemies we will make them taste the power and determination of our kingdom, we will show them the passion in our hearts and the purity of our souls, and even when the enemy is stronger, we will surpass ourselves and stand up to them, for we are one, we are a whole, and together, yes, together we are a new civilization and together we will triumph over them !".
The crowd, believing in Talion shouts out the greatness of the kingdom of light, Talion creates unity, patriotism, he creates a new civilization, he creates a new society. It is when people work together for the common good that they are stronger, and Talion understands this.
Raising his hand again, the crowd fell silent, leaving only Talion's powerful voice to be heard.
"Our kingdom is young, very young, but I believe that we will prevail, and that you will be able to settle here in peace, that you will be able to live your lives without fearing tomorrow, however, we are already threatened, as you know, we are established in the lands of Sauron, the dark lord, and he is preparing for war"
Pausing for a moment and taking a breath, Talion continues.
"Armies are coming to our kingdom, great armies, their orcs are born for war, they live in blood and bathe in death, they fear nothing, and are ready to do anything to destroy us".
"We will stand against them, together, I ask you all to trust me, to stand up, and fight, fight for your sons and daughters, fight for your parents, grandparents, for your elders, for your grandchildren and your future generations, because this is where it all happens, the right to defend your lives and your futures belongs to you, so stand up! "
He yell before continuing.
"Work hard, we lack manpower, put everything in place to facilitate our war effort and for us to triumph!"
He finished his speech with cheers, cries of bravoure and the will to fight, the crowd is ready to defend their new homeland.
Talion having finished his speech, turned around and walked back into the fortress, as soon as he returned Idril jumped into his arms and kissed him.
"You made an excellent speech my love, I am very happy that you were able to achieve your goals" she says, her beautiful blue eyes looking into Talion's.
"Thank you, I appreciate your support" he replies, kissing her back.
Then, Talion still having work to do, he takes Idril by the hand and both of them enter a room with Calil to set up new measures against all forms of betrayal and sabotage.
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"My lord, I congratulate you for your speech, it was striking and full of vigor" congratulates Calil with a light smile.
"I thank you for your compliments Calil, if I made you come here with Idril it is to set up a new system which would limit any type of treason and sabotage " says Talion with a very serious expression, showing how much this subject is essential in his eyes.
"I'm listening to you, I'm curious to know what you want to put in place, I've already thought about it, but I've only come up with plans for the long term, what do you suggest?"
"I wish to set up a secret order, you are responsible for public life, you know better than anyone how the interactions between individuals work, so I wish you to recruit a trusted person who will lead this order, the objective will be to train small groups of agents who will infiltrate and investigate the various individuals or groups who are suspicious, they will use rumors and the people to their advantage in order to find these individuals, and of course after the suspicions are confirmed, they must be arrested and locked up".
"Interesting, but aren't you afraid that they might be in cahoots with the traitors, or that their feelings, for example towards a traitor of a different gender, might change them?"
"That's why this order will have to be led by someone very loyal, preferably someone using my power, I don't know how long this order will exist, but these members will have to be recruited with very special criteria, there is still some risk, , and I don't have the time to forge rings to make everyone loyal in this context, that's why I trust you Calil "
"Your idea is interesting, and it is in my competence to set up this type of organization, moreover now that I think about it, I think I already have an idea about the ideal person to manage this type of organization, I will present him to you in two days, what do you think about it?"
"Very well, I entrust you with this highly important task, Calil, in two days we will meet again, and I have just given you the basis of the organization, if you can work alone without divulging the secret on it and give me a report of the organization functioning, I would be grateful.
"It will be done without mistakes my lord, if you allow me I would like to take leave, I have an organization to create after all" he said with a light smile on his lips.
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