Gessa and Skul couldn't even recognize the ghostly figure before them at first, nor could they associate him with the once warm-hearted and likable Colonel Chloe Toriel.
"Surrender, everyone." Chloe rode forward, his voice hoarse like a rusted door hinge: "While there's still time."
Gessa snorted, spat at Chloe's horse hooves, serving as his response.
"That's what I've told you both," Colonel Bod replied calmly.
Sanel, behind Chloe, suddenly spoke: "Senior, your wife and daughter are waiting for you in Kingsfort."
Colonel Bod's face gradually darkened, fine wrinkles spreading from the corners of his eyes.
Sanel leisurely continued: "Rest assured, your wife and daughter are safe and well-treated. Since you had disappeared without a trace, Speaker Grof Magnus issued compensation to your family according to the treatment of officers. Even when they learned you've returned to the country, the allowances and sympathies haven't ceased."
