"Silence!" Fathoran roared again. "Have you learned nothing about the importance of family?"
Estin visibly tensed, his face a mask of barely contained fury. The mention of "family" sent his thoughts immediately to Marcus.
Mordred, meanwhile, maintained a neutral expression, his calculating eyes assessing every move his father made.
Fathoran began pacing the room, his presence filling every corner. "If you eliminate someone, their family must go with them. Grandparents, parents, children... all of them." He stopped, paralyzing his sons with a penetrating gaze. "Don't you understand that families will seek revenge if you take their members? They must be eliminated together."
"But father," Mordred began, his mind already calculating the implications, "that would mean eliminating entire family lines. The political consequences..."