He smiled slightly, before shrugging. "I doubt a paladin would be interested in letting known pawns go who worked for a noble that tried to use a dragon to discredit him, but your choice. Very well, me and Arixia are going to start looking around for the nearby pawns, and bring them to you for questioning and punishment. Though punishment really only works when it is brutal and public. Otherwise, no one cares, or they start thinking they can beat the odds. A good public crucifixion and then burning tends to get and hold people's attention."<br/><br/>He glanced at Arixia and nodded slightly, indicating he was done, and resumed eating slowly, savoring each bite, as he rarely indulged himself.