Alyxander didn't understand at first, but when he heard the work execution it didn't take much longer. His eyes widened a little, though not from shock. He knew, at the very least, Josephine would be killed. And if she was dead, then the rest of them were as good as the same. His head hung, feeling like a failure for not being able to prevent this. He tugged at the chains, with a last desperate spark of strength, but as before it didn't help him. "They will find out. This can't be kept in the dark forever. And when it does come to light, I hope that bastard suffers."