~ Twenty-One - Season V ~

“I already sent some of the guards to gather more troops back home.

“We don’t know how many men Benjamin has to protect him,” James replied. “As much as possible, I don’t want to spill too much blood, especially within their territory. I don’t want this debacle to cause a scandal. And I also don’t want to destroy our alliance with them. At the same time, we can’t waste the lives of more men, both on his side and ours.”

For James to still honour our alliance with Eastern Sun, even after what Benjamin did, was frustrating.

Benjamin betrayed me. Trust and loyalty were values that I held in high regard. But Benjamin disregarded that, all because he didn’t get what he wanted.

For that action alone, the friendship between our kingdoms was also destroyed. How could we possibly trust a traitor? Even if that person was our ally, it already destroyed their credibility as someone we trusted deeply.

However, I understood why James was still worried about the alliance. Eastern Sun wasn’t simply a