“Roars of outrage came from the city walls as the Erbean soldiers watched Alluen and her comrades draw their knives across the captives’ throats and drop them to the ground. Roth’s voice rose over the hubbub. “You may kill them all Burnett, but my gates will remain closed!”

“Roars of outrage came from the city walls as the Erbean soldiers watched Alluen and her comrades draw their knives across the captives’ throats and drop them to the ground. Roth’s voice rose over the hubbub. “You may kill them all Burnett, but my gates will remain closed!”

— Robert Reid