⚔️Serberia

Gullveig approaches Veserod and says to him quietly:
-- I'm sorry, but I think it would be better to hand him over to the Countess and the local guard. It's our job to detain people like him, even though we were late. And for our colleagues from the Iron Watch, he's just dead weight. If you want, I'll take personal responsibility for it.

- Gullveig, - Veserod looks sternly into his sister's half-asleep eyes and answers just as quietly. - If this were an ordinary prisoner, I would, without a doubt, take him. But this man, as you well heard, is a dangerous spy from a hostile state, an incognito visitor, and a secret agent. This is beyond our competence, not only for "legal" reasons, but also for conscience's sake. He will escape or do something, and you won't be able to catch him again. After that, he may harm not only us but also the peaceful inhabitants of this province. And if he finds out about someone's affairs... - Veserod shook his head. - Then it will be impossible to predict his behavior in any way. He hasn't lived with us for thirty years and doesn't have the same connection that you and I, and Anders, and everyone else have, to know what we have on our minds and in our hearts, whether we are good people or bad.
He cast a quick glance at the prisoner.
- And don't let yourself be fooled. The fact that he is beaten up doesn't mean anything. This man had a mission and the abilities to single-handedly infiltrate the lair of occultists, bandits, or whoever they are, and either destroy them all or steal his artifact. And he will paint you any picture to make you feel sorry for him. In other words, this is something that appropriate government people should deal with. They have already learned everything from him. What awaits him is either imprisonment or, possibly, subsequent negotiations with his country. Or execution - but that is exactly what would await him if he settled with the Countess. So, in this case, I am unyielding. Don't stir up trouble while it's quiet, and you won't be able to help him here.