She gasped and sat up at once. This time when he tried to stop her, she pushed his hands away.
"How… why?" front soldiers were the one who stood in front of the army. If someone were to die, they would be first. Mostly only convicts or slaves were given that position. Since they have no one to cry for them and their lives belong to the empire.
Orphans with no future were taken there too. But then it was stopped when the orphanage kids pleaded during the foundation festival from the deceased king. But to think that a noble was posted there.
He shrugged again and she noticed there was no hurt or pain on his face or voice. As if they were talking about someone else, discussing the life of someone else which had no relationship with them.
How could someone be so distant about his own problems?