She met his cold stare with disdain. “What would you have done to
them, general?”
He amused himself at her words. “It would have been a far longer,
painful session.”
She hated those who took pleasure in hurting others. He was cruel and
rotten.
“Like the rest of those caged down here? If your intention is to
eventually kill them, general, then fucking do it. To let a person linger,
suffering in the dark, wishing for death, and to strip them of their humanity
is something that will no longer happen in this castle.”
He held her gaze.
“Am I understood?” she asked.
He nodded. “As my queen commands.”