"Death is not an option…" Count Eric repeated after the man. He understood very well… There was no option given to him. Not even escape through death.
He would become the Primordial Villain's pawn, and that was the end of the story.
But still. Eric might not have had a clean hand, but he took his duties seriously. In his mind, he was representing the Winterwood bloodline in this moment, perhaps the family's most important moment.
Thus, instead of begging for a mercy he knew would not come, he asked, "What of my subordinates?"
"They, too, will join."
Now this answer shocked the man more than anything. He understood the barons and their families, but… "Even the servants?"
"Even the servants," Quinlan nodded, then raised his voice, ensuring all heard him. "You will be spared today as long as you submit willingly."
Then, all at once, the people present were shown a notification before their minds' eyes. It was a systemic message, identical.
