It is distressing that the western empire is so fragmented and ruled by greedy short sighted leaders, that it would declare war on the eastern empire.
And for the sorry excuse of zombiphobia. Give us a break, the zombies are out of the closet and they are cute as puddles. They help the citizens with every day work and are good, if silent and somewhat unpleasantly smelly, companions. ( You'd be surprised at the difference a good cologne can make
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I have been a good neighbor to you and did nothing to provoke your aggression. Your greed would be your downfall, if not by my hands then I'm sure by someone else's.