Violet was shocked.
Baffled was an understatement as she got lost staring at the lord like he had grown two heads, and one of them had been split open.
She wasn't the only one. Everyone else's attention was fixed on William, who had just spoken, though most of them maintained blank expressions, knowing better than to reveal their true thoughts.
Is he trying to drag us down to hell with him?! they mused in different variations, all of them aware that they wouldn't have dared to say such a thing to Cain. They marveled at the fact that Cain simply nodded his head without responding.
This, however, made some of them feel more courageous as they began to speak.
Magnus was the first to seize the opportunity. "I agree with Lord William… Killing such a huge number of people… only a monster can do such a thing!" he declared before proceeding to state his stance.