"We may lack their vast army, but we have something they will never possess: the will to fight for freedom! The resolve to die for our homeland!"
"Let the Red River become the graveyard of the invaders! Let every inch of Texas be their nightmare! We will fight in the air, we will fight on the riverbanks, we will fight in the fields and streets! We will never surrender!"
He took a deep breath and shouted with all his might:
"Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! Texas shall never perish!"
"God bless Texas!"
"If you want to rule Texas, you'll have to step over my dead body!"
The screen froze on his determined and anguished face, then switched to the flag of Texas and an urgent recruitment announcement.
The red light in front of the camera went out, and the passionate, sorrowful, and resolute expression on Paul Constantine Stuart's face retreated like a tide, replaced by an indescribable fatigue and deep-seated anxiety.
