บท 561: Cambyses's Struggle (Part-4)

The reason why Cambyses had come up to the wall herself was precisely because she had guessed what Perseus might do.

Or more precisely it was Menicus who had guessed so, and then had met with Cambyses one afternoon to suggest,

"Since Tibias has shown interest in peace talks, it is likely they will directly appeal to the people to surrender. We should think of a way to neutralize that."

And Cambyses's mere presence seemed to have done just that, for she noticed only a little disturbance or confusion among the soldiers.

Then, to boost their spirits even more, she decided to give a short speech of her own, as she then shouted,

"My valiant defenders, hear me now! Today, we face an enemy, our eternal enemy Tibias, one who seeks to crush our spirit and erase our city from history."

"Their king is a twin-forked serpent! Do not listen to him. For all he speaks are lies."

And at this moment, Cambyses flashed a piece of paper and waved it around, claiming,