When the road connecting Tachi and Red Sulfur Harbor was finally penetrated, Antonio sent an envoy to the defending army for the last time. Based on "the last of mercy and honor," he demanded that the defenders hand over their weapons and open the city to surrender.
Serviati and Layton jointly guaranteed that no Tanilian would be executed or tried after surrendering.
But when the envoy with a shield shouted towards the city walls, the only response he received was over a dozen lead bullets.
The attitude of William Kidd was made abundantly clear.
Heavy cannons capable of firing thirty-two-pound iron shot were placed on large carts and dragged little by little to the front of the city walls.
