Deterrence (2)

"Fighting, gathering to drink and gamble, staying out all night, insulting instructors, and extortion. Brooks is to receive a total of one hundred and seventy lashes, then labor in the penal camp for three years before being expelled from the order." Arnold recited the management handbook Albert had left behind with perfect fluency.

"Do you want me to do it myself, or shall I leave you some dignity, Knight Brooks?" Roderick pressed him step by step.

"Fuck you! I quit! I'm a knight invested by the Stromgarde Kingdom—who dares stop me?" Brooks had not expected them to have no intention of letting him off. Now, only a desperate gamble could get him through today's crisis.

If he truly lost his foothold in Southshore, what would happen to his family in this dangerous Northrend? Madness showed on Brooks's face, yet regret welled up in his heart.

A despicable little man like Roderick had no noble spirit at all. He, Brooks, was a proper knight; training alongside these peasants was already giving them face. And now this man intended to punish the two brothers in public?

How could someone like him become friends with His Highness the Prince? Brooks looked at his cousin Rudy, lying motionless on the ground in the distance, dead or alive unknown, and his eyes reddened.

"You refuse to accept this? Congratulations, Brooks. You are the first soldier in the Raven Guard Warband to step forward and challenge military law. I would also like to see what you are capable of."

"Arnold! How should a soldier who attempts to use force to defy a superior's orders be dealt with?" Roderick had finally driven him into a corner.

"...The commander may directly execute rebellious soldiers to serve as a warning to others." Arnold hesitated as well. From the look