Chapter 18: Submit or Burn
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"You’ve stolen my property—you don’t get to negotiate terms with me."
"If you want forgiveness, come out and submit right now."
Thane didn’t budge just because they were backing down, saying calmly: "I can let everyone live, but you’re getting punished."
In places like the Northern Borderlands wilderness, compromise often looked like weakness.
Thane could show mercy after dishing out punishment, but he couldn’t back down because of a few words from rebels.
Like they say, a lord can give to you, but you can’t take from him.
"Alright, we’ll submit."
With those words, Ryan and six other hunters finally came out of the back wooden house.
Thane waved his hand, and soldiers quickly moved in to take their weapons.
Then Pamin went into the wooden house to search and sure enough found a secret passage leading outside.