Surrender?

Their fear turned into hatred, The shiver in their spines turned into boiling blood in their veins.. the city started a revolt

People went out in the streets, burning everything in it, and attacking the fortified inner area where the Marquess and his close family lived.

The soldiers also laid down their arms refusing to participate in the incoming battle, and demanded that Remus son of Marquess Rufus must be handed over to the Burton family as an offering and to kick out the refugees from the Tawi family from their lands then start to negotiate with the Burtons after that

Facing such a general outburst just two days before the decisive confrontation, the Marquess ordered the knights to go out to the streets and kill all the rebels and behead every traitor who refuses to obey orders in the army.

But they refused...