He watched, unmoved, as tens of thousands of soldiers from all corners of France, resplendent in their fine uniforms, fought to the death for him. In his twenty years of military service, he had long since become accustomed to conquest and glory, to danger and death; such scenes no longer stirred him.,The lingering pain of a high fever told him this wasn't a dream.,“I… I’m okay.” He replied, his voice laced with confusion and weariness.。