Waving the White Flag

Just like every day before the war, Alexander was cooped up in his office, working on a pile of documents stacked on his table. Ministerial reports and casualty reports of the war took almost half of the document.

"Just how many young men would have to die because of the stupidity of the Black Hand?" Alexander muttered under his breath, his voice weak as if it doesn't have vitality in them.

Alexander ordered an operation to take out all of the Black Hand executives operating in the countries at war with the Ruthenia Empire. He believed that capturing them and having them answer for their crimes will help end the war. It wasn't wishful thinking, he has faith in the people living in those countries. When they found out that they went to war with the Ruthenia Empire under the will of the Black Hand, they immediately gave up. 

It's common sense, no one would want to die for the Black Hand. It's a presumptuous and ridiculous thing to do.