Ayrou Riot

Leaving the planetary palace on Annaj Planet, Yah-Yah's face was deathly pale, and even her body trembled slightly. She would never forget the expression on the Ayrou Queen's face just now...

It was the expression of someone utterly despairing, stripped of all hope and even the courage to go on living... It was like being forced to choose between two people, one holding a sword and the other an axe. You were powerless to resist and could only choose between the sword and the axe...

Which one would hurt a little less when it struck your body.

"I hate you! I hate all of you! I curse you! I curse Tang Xiao, I curse Dawn Star Planet, I curse Palpatine, I curse the Galactic Republic! I curse... you!" Those were the Ayrou Queen's final words to her after agreeing to the Republic's terms.

Yah-Yah returned to her quarters and tried to meditate, but she could not calm herself at all. She wanted to find an answer through the guidance of the Force, yet there was no response.

After a long while, as the sky outside gradually darkened, a commotion began to rise and spread. She knew that the Ayrou Queen had issued an announcement.

People were easily swayed by emotion. Or rather, knowing how to stir the emotions of the public was a required lesson for every competent ruler, and the Ayrou were no exception.

Not long after Yah-Yah left, the Ayrou Queen delivered a public address, directing her attack straight at Tang Xiao, Governor of Dawn Star Planet. She claimed that the Ayrou had declared neutrality, yet Dawn Star Planet had still dragged them into the war. Annaj Planet was Ayrou territory, and Dawn Star Planet should not use Annaj Planet's hyperspace route for military purposes.

Not only that,