After the Battle is Won...

"We have won." He says, his voice solemn. "Yes, but at what cost?" She replies, her question holding some merit. Many good men and women lost their lives, and for what? A greedy ruler causing his people to suffer by limiting their resources, taxing them to the point of having nothing else to give. Ignoring their basic needs, all to continue living surrounded by material possessions that he cannot take to the grave.