"You ask me why she became a refugee, I don't know either. I don't know what she's been through, but I know that when you're captured, you're as good as dead.
Bastia isn't ruled solely by an Earl. Someone has to be responsible for such major events, and not just anyone can bear it. To make up for the loss of the Order of Knights, someone of significant identity must bear the burden.
But Alvin is the Earl's son, so naturally he can't bear any responsibility that would disgrace the family name. So, guess how the Earl plans to quell everyone's opinions?
It's just two people: either Alvin or you. Anyway, you're already here, so naturally, he can only blame the entire downfall of the Order of Knights on you.
Defeat and death in battle are just a matter of his word, aren't they? And you have just one daughter, no heir. So even if I let you go back, you'll still end up dead; otherwise, your daughter wouldn't have escaped to Hamlet to find you.
