"An oath? Why should we trust your words? You could very well lie!"
"Yeah, words mean nothing to us. You stole from the family head."
"Don't expect us to believe you just because you speak an oath!"
The few people around the family head that were waiting to talk negatively about Alex took the opportunity to slam him again. They were mere civilians and people of little note, so they weren't aware of the Oath.
However, it was impossible that someone like the Family head would be unaware of heavenly oaths. His face drained of color when he heard Alex say that.
Alex could see that the man had not expected him to know about the oaths at all. 'Oaths must be knowledge that's not so easily shared around here,' he thought.
"Are you sure you want to do this?" the leader asked. "You know what you are trying to do, right?"
