"I have had enough people executed to be sure that I am doing rightly with this decision." answered Manguino. "It's too late, anyway, to turn compassionate!"
Orren thought so, too, and he made a little jerky nod and rose to his feet.
"I want you to do it, immediately, Cardinal Orren!"
"I had presumed as much, Almighty One!"
Orren exited the office, heading for his own command office near the defence room.
He dressed in his command uniform and headed for the defence room where some high cardinals and officers waited for him.
His uniform was impressive and frightening. His helmet was high and sickle shaped, that went from the front to the back. On the crest of the helmet, below the sickle, was a small ridge that looked like the knots of a rope. Sticking out from these knots were many barb-like pins, about finger length. It looked menacing when it was on his head and especially when he wore his chromium armour with it.
He stepped into the defence room and stood at the front of the room beside a large table.
"We have been instructed to take and execute what criminals we can find and use this act as a show of our strength. The Almighty feels that by doing this, it will deter any possible rebellion from within the city."
Cardinal Orren stood there, resembling a majestic statue of a demigod, waiting for the men that he spoke to, to ask him questions. To his surprise, the men in the room accepted the ArchBishop's suggestion and so were not opposed to the performance of the order.