26 Interrogation (1/2)
Four men were seated around a table, two Vanadians, a Wismarine scum and Timothy.
Timothy looked at the three with a stern expression. He actually got this facial expression from his time at Knightsend. Whenever he had crucial orders for the soldiers, he would give them this expression to let them know that he was serious. It worked on the men of Knightsend and it seems to work on the Vanadians and the Wismarine. The three of them refused to even glance at Timothy.
Timothy looked at the Wismarine. His hands and feet were tied. His face was full of dirt and dried blood. General Bourgis must have already tortured him a little.
”Speak!” Timothy commanded.
The Wismarine was startled. He opened his mouth but no words came out. ”I..I'm so..sorry your highness!” he lowered his head. Timothy could see his body trembling.
”Erik” Timothy turned his head towards Erik who was standing behind him ”I didn't asked for an apology, did I? I commanded him to speak. I asked him to do one thing, and he did another. He must think that I'm a fool right?”
”Perhaps” Erik replied
”No!” The Wismarine shouted on top of his lungs ”I..I didn't mean to disrespect you your highness! I apologize” he bowed so low that Timothy was afraid he will break his neck ”I will talk now! We killed the messenger”
”Now we're getting something.” Timothy looked at the two Vanadians. They were more composed compared to the Wismarine but Timothy could still see them trembling ”Does the two of you confirm his statement as a fact?”
”Yes, Your Highness” one of the said. But the man still refused to look at him ”There were five witnesses to his crime including our captain”
”I also confirm this Your Highness! I saw him slit the throat of the messenger. He had an accomplice but the captain already killed the bastard” said the other Vanadian. Timothy recognized him. He was indeed part of Lucia's retinue.
”Since none of the messengers reached Thespelae and the killer himself confessed to the crime, then we can put this as a fact. Fact number one, you killed the messengers” Timothy pointed at the Wismarine. ”Now for the next question, why?”
” To prevent them from sending the message Your Highness” the Wismarine revealed
”Oh no Erik” Timothy again turned to Erik ”He did it again. I asked a question and he answered another. He really thinks I'm stupid, doesn't he?”
”He's wasting our time on purpose”
”Well we have about thirty minutes to talk to him. If thirty minutes had already passed and I'm still not satisfied with the information I got, then we have no choice but to resort to a more…violent method” Timothy gave the Wismarine a smile
”No! Your Highness I'm not wasting your time on purpose! Please. I answered your question truthfully. Ask me anything. Yes, I'll answer all your questions!” the Wismarine shouted.
To be fair, he really did answer Timothy's question truthfully. Why did he kill the messengers? To prevent them from sending the message. Timothy just wanted to mess with the Wismarine. He wanted the man to fear him. Fear loosens one's tongue and makes the person speak truthfully. From the looks of it, he succeeded in scaring the man.
”So let me ask you again” He gave the Wismarine a piercing gaze ”Why?” his voice was cold.
”Because..ah..because the prince ordered us to kill him. Prince Skall Wismar! He wants you dead to break the alliance with Vanadis. To kill the messengers was King Leopold's plan.” The Wismarine voice was trembling.
”And how did you know that my father was behind all of this? Don't tell me that you're just speculating. If you feed me wrong information, I'll”