Lapistia

- Absolutely lifeless. But at least my girl is still with me,” he patted the hilt of Zharalia.
- Did you think through our actions well enough by capturing these prisoners? There is no doubt that the Ninsharians are pulling all the strings, trying to get to us. If their princess is even half as vengeful as they say, our deaths will be very long and agonizing. Your umbrella won't save you. It's only a matter of time before they discover where the trail of these prisoners leads. And no matter how remote this place is, we have no chance against an enraged army. That's the first thing.
James paused briefly, letting his words sink in.
- Secondly, the Elulu-Suen. Specifically, the looted artifacts and the old man. I may be biased in this matter, but my years of fighting this scourge are long behind me. Nevertheless, nothing good will come of it. It is a plague that consumes and destroys. The artifacts must be destroyed, or disposed of – I don't really care where they go, as long as it doesn't affect me and my immediate surroundings. The old man must be put to the sword – you can be sure that he will use the most convenient moment for himself to destroy everything that is dear to you. It is perfectly clear that prison has not broken him or weakened him, but has made him even more insane and unpredictable. You will not be able to control him, even if it seems otherwise. He must die.

-I understand your concerns, James, however, at the moment, the prisoners are already with us, and the opportunity to get rid of them quickly has been hopelessly missed. If I were to speak briefly about each of them, I wouldn't be too worried about it. Of course, you can expect anything from the old man, but, as I understood from his words, he does not intend to stay in our group for long. A similar story applies to the Nosferot, although we have many representatives of this country in the group, and my concerns about each of them are approximately equal. As for the third one... I am really very worried about this girl's fear, and who knows what she might do to earn forgiveness.
-Be that as it may, at the moment, these three are here, under my supervision, and will not be able to do any harm. I don't see an obvious way to just get rid of them. There are already many runaway criminals among us, and if I carefully selected each of them, our group would never have been assembled.
-Lastly, regarding the artifacts, I don't see them as a direct threat to the group. You can talk to each mercenary who owns them, and if they don't refuse to throw them away, let it be so. But I will not take loot from allies, throwing them a handful of coins in return, and you understand why.
-In any case, I will take your advice into account, James,” Sarnissa finished. -Here is your reward,” she counted out 1600 coins and handed them to the mercenary. -I will think about what to do with the prisoners and make a final decision later.