“Lord Garu, now you see how Rin’s suggestion has worked out,” Cogo said. “Not only did the period of looting give us the loyalty of the surrendered Imperial soldiers, but it turned the people of Pan permanently against them. Even if those men were to plot a mutiny now they would have no support among the populace. The former Imperial soldiers, knowing that the people of Pan hate them, have no choice but to support and defend you. You have trapped them into throwing in their lot with you without them being any the wiser. “And by ruling Pan now with a gentle hand, you are like the spring breeze
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