Field Marshal Mustafa Kemal Atatürk remained completely and utterly silent for several moments, despite the tension in the room being enough to decapitate each and every one of them should they dare move a muscle.
Like a garrote against the neck, they dare not even swallow the saliva pooling in their mouths as they waited for their leader to inform them of what to do. One wrong move and they would all be dead. However, if they waited too long, the protest could turn into a riot, and if that happened, there was a possibility of something being destroyed that the invaders demanded to remain intact.
The consequences of which were certain death for all life within the city, just as had been done to Belgrade. And even the most faithful of fanatics would question provoking such an overbearing response to them and their loved ones.
