d.“Your servant pledges his life to ensure your safety, Your Highness. You may trust in this vow.”Li Chen nodded and said, "That sounds sincere.""But would merely an unyielding promise be enough to ma...ose our people as they would cattle, leaving only the elderly, weak, sick, and disabled to linger on."Turning his head to look at Guzailo, Zhao Tai came said earnestly, "Iro, your father knew before h...