Ch 164: Ropes around the neck

Maryellen tells her, having a smile on her face looking forward and liking what is to be done soon.

"Wait a minute, you can't be serious here. Don't you need those soldiers as hostages? Why are you going this far to end their life like this? It is not going to help you if they're dead." Vera says, sounding like someone who cares.

"Not really, soldiers are easy to be created; their dying is not going to be much of a problem for us. What is important is the people that live in this town. If our enemies intend to come here and take back the town, then they would need to think carefully about how much those people care about their own."

"Hold on then, you brought me here just to threaten and show what you are capable of. I'm trying to intimidate me because if that is the case, then you are going to have to do better than that."