"You aren't going to let her torture me, are you? This will only make Themiscus' retaliation worse. You are already looking at being banished from the alliance. Do you want an all-out war?!" Gerald asked, his voice cracking.
Astaroth looked at him with a smirk.
"Listen to yourself. Was that supposed to be the voice of confidence? I'm certain you already know what your kingdom thinks about your actions. Just like you know, they have already seen what you did.
"It's the reason no one has come to your rescue already. And the reason I am going to meet with them in a few hours, leaving you here, under guard by the very commander whose daughter-in-law you so savagely raped."
As he said these words, the man's face started paling.
"How did you—"
But Astaroth interrupted him by raising his hand.
"It doesn't matter anymore. I'm sure your Matriarchs are still watching right now," he said, staring at the man.
