Chapter 109: An Interesting End Result.
"Not everything ends the way one expects."
"How to get justice without harming the innocent."
"This is not something most people worry about, especially those only interested in the political outcome they want."
"Everyone has a family who is innocent, and most have someone who loves them."
"Each death and execution is another broken family, another person who suffers."
"But as long as I am here, as long as I can lower the suffering imparted onto the innocent."
"I’ll endure whatever criticisms come my way."
Vice Count Valentine Thorn, known as ’Rikutus’ Red-tailed Hawk.’
....
"AHHHHHH."
In a deep, dark dungeon, a man screamed as a hot iron was pressed against his charred clothes, burning his skin crimson, though not black. The experienced torturers knew when to stop to ensure the mercenary would stay alive with no permanent physical problems, at least though they made no promises about the mental well-being of their ’guests.’ Other piercing screams coming from different parts of the prison could be heard when the man strapped to the chair was not yelling in pain.
"Captain Packard, we have been at this for 2 days now. Aren’t you getting tired? You are already destined to go to hell, so why don’t you just tell the truth and who hired you?"