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“P-Please... spare me,” Viscount Jyles begged. He was on the ground, pressing his ragged face into the dirt. He held his hands over his head as he pleaded tearfully.
Crackle... crackle...
Around them, the crumbled walls of Moon Aether smoldered, with only the half-burnt red carpet serving as a reminder of what used to be the command room.
“Are you begging for mercy during war? And from the enemy, no less? As the commander of Moon Aether, you dare utter such words before the soldiers who sacrificed themselves to protect this fortress? Karyl lifted his head.
“Warriors choose honor. For those who don’t even know what that is, death might be too kind,” Lilliana responded as if on cue.
Satisfied with her words, Kary nodded and turned his gaze back to Jyles.
“Do you value your life more than your honor?”
“Eeek!”
Karyl stared down at the man trembling before him, his gaze cold and unyielding.
“Enough,” a voice interrupted. It was Fran, who had been silently observing, now stepping forward with a look of disapproval.
“The Jyles family has been loyal to the principality for generations. It wouldn’t be right to kill him.”
“It seems that remarkable talent ended with his predecessors. Quite frankly, it’s appalling that someone like him was in charge of Moon Aether’s defense,” Karyl scoffed, gesturing toward Fran as if to warn Jyles. “It seems you’ve been granted a reprieve. Thank Sir Fran for your li...
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