Katherine sat stiffly, the air heavy with tension and uncertainty as she stared at the wide screen in front of her. The reporter on the news channel, stood in front of a sea of faces shifted uneasily, each one a reflection of the turmoil that had swept through Demkas. Refugees from the East, desperate and frightened, had flooded into the kingdom, seeking sanctuary from the dragon king’s advancing forces.
The female reporter stood before the camera crew, her voice trembling with urgency. "These are not just numbers, these are people- human beings first. Families, children, and elders- the sick and ailing, who have fled for their lives. With only their lives-” Her eyebrows twisted- “They’ve left behind everything they know, driven by fear of the advancing forces. We cannot, in good consci
