A Brutal Empire
Henry smiled bitterly when he saw the reaction from a few people from Baymard.
He, more than anyone else, knew how barbaric his empire's rulers were.
Just because they have been doing it for so long doesn't mean that the citizens approve of it.
Some mothers woke up after labour to hear that their child was sent to be thrown into the wilderness.
No matter how evil or good one was, their child had a bond with them.
And they weren't even allowed to see that child from the moment they birthed it.
Some didn't even know what their children looked like.
Of course, even though there were councils around, some people still managed to cheat the law.
Some royals or nobles had successfully fought over some people in the council, which guaranteed their children's lives.
But peasants and poor people were different.
They had no connections or power, so the verdict sometimes made them annoyed and unwilling.