Shadows Of Roses

Cassian stood out on the terrace that overlooked the entire city of Ashworth. When the doors of the hall opened abruptly all he heard was loud heavy footsteps that were coming toward him. Turning his gaze away from the city he turned his gaze towards the man who was standing in the centre as he waited for cassian but with an unsteady gaze.

With bated breath he said. "Sir, are we really not going to form a peace treaty with lianyu.?" Cassian with a tilt of his head, Cassian let out a sigh that sounded so heavy as if the world was on his shoulders.

 "How many times do I have to repeat myself" He turned his gaze toward him his head now leaning on his shoulder. "Hmm, I will say this once more we are going to war". Hearing those words the man walked closer to Cassian as he said. "Lianyu is a country full of blood seeking warriors, they say that Lianyu has went to war for centuries with other lands and countries and they have never lost a single war".

Turning his full attention to his secretary, Cassian looked at him as he said. " So, you would rather have me beg for peace then go to war with Lianyu".

 Cassian looked away from his secretary as he walked towards the terrace once again. "See here this is our home if I were to sign a peace treaty everything that we know here will be taken over by Lianyu as the stories go." Cassian looked at his secretary who had not moved an inch.

"Sir, I know you are grieving for the loss of the duche---". Before he could utter another word Cassian shouted. " YOU WILL NOT BRING UP THE DUCHESS". Cassian strode across the room the walls themselves shook form the ferocity in his voice.

As Cassian stood in front of his secretary, he had no expression what's so ever on his face, but it was his eyes they held a madness in them. "Julias, you have been the person who I trust the most and you have never failed me why does this war scare you so because of an old wives tale".

 With halted breath Julias said. "Sir, what of the people who reside in Ashworth, what if the stories are true, they will all be massacred". Julias took one step away from Cassian when all pf a sudden Cassians arm reached out like a snake trying to catch its prey when his hand encircled around Julias neck and lifted him from the ground.

"If you do not wish to go to war, then very well you will not go to war". And with the snap of his fingers, he broke Julias neck his body falling to the floor lifeless. "There will be war, I do not care if I must sacrifice every man, woman and child".