Caius pushed Raziel behind and quickly stepped in front of Tarok, arms raised in a gesture of surrender, his voice tinged with desperation, "Please...we have never offended your people. You don't have to do this. We are willing to give away everything we have," he pleaded, hoping to appeal to some shred of mercy in Tarok's heart.
Tarok, however, only scoffed at Caius' plea. In a swift, terrifying display of strength, he grasped Caius' face with one massive hand, easily lifting the old chief off the ground, "Offended my people?" Tarok echoed mockingly, his eyes glinting cruelly.
With his other hand, he brandished the severed head of Selene, "Not only are you bloodsucking vermins trespassing on our territory, but this bitch killed some of my men yesterday. You think that's not enough of an offence? No, wait...even if you rats never did these things, your pathetic existence itself is an offense to us."
