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Harvald, still shackled, blinked. Secular sensations like hunger and starvation grew dull.
'Oh, Lou.'
His lips moved, but no sound came out.
'I tried to spread your teachings to my mother's people.'
Harvald stared into the darkness with his eyes half-closed. The darkness swayed deeply.
'Mother.'
He thought of his mother. She had been of fairly high status and was an early northern convert to Solarism. Despite being despised and criticized by her people, she did not give up on her faith and came to the civilized world after getting tired of the self-destructive customs of the north.
'Mother always said we must spread the teachings of Lou in the north.'
The teachings of Lou had spread widely in the north but converted northerners longed for freedom. They demanded their legitimate rights as believers of Solarism, not as barbarians. They were not going to stop until they established their own kingdom.
'The demand for autonomy is justified.'
The nominal reason for the conquest of the north and south was to convert pagans. In fact, many priests had ventured into the barbaric lands for cultural rule, and many had been martyred.
Even the vassal states of the empire paid tribute, but they were governed by the royals and nobles...
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