"Did I hear you correctly?" King Rollo asked.
"You did, Your Majesty," Aeron replied. "The nomads are just as desperate as we are. They want to survive even more badly than we do. That is why they went as far as kidnapping the princess. It was not out of pure cruelty, but because they needed a way to bargain for their lives. And I believe they will accept the offer of fighting with us, if we let them in."
"You really are serious about this, aren't you? Did I not tell you about our history with them?" King Rollo said.
"You did," Aeron answered again.
The King's voice rose slightly. "And yet you still want me to take all that back? To erase the bloodshed, and the pain our people endured? And after that, accept them into this kingdom, a kingdom that bled and suffered to fight them off? You think the people would welcome that? You think our soldiers would stand side by side with them?"
