Rhemic Empire (2)

Melissa listened to Minos's speech with great skepticism. She herself despised the soulless and inefficient state apparatus and valued individual freedom, but there was no doubt that this man was more concerned with gaining political influence to fulfill his business ambitions than with the well-being of ordinary citizens. "However, does it even matter to me?" she dismissed the unnecessary thoughts. "Interesting speech," she said, walking up to the politician. "I didn't expect to see so many people here."