Bloody Ransom

A lone wolf soon arrived, introducing himself as the Artifex of Norad. He looked soft, despite his expression being hard. It was very believable that this man was Nolan's father. He then asked for the terms to release his son, confirming that he was indeed the boy's father. Ah yes, it was all coming together.

Kaino cast a glance towards Sephiran and her cousin gave her a curt nod, her cue to take the floor. The lavender and smoke fae stepped forward, a pleasant smile on her maw. Her tones were clear and precise with a hint of melody to her lyrics. "Artifex of Norad," she used his title giving respect where it was due, but only so much as to give the barest of nods. Soon he would be nothing and Norad would be nothing more than a whisper on the wind. "We are The Syndicate," One silver gloved paw rose, indicating the group of armored and battle ready wolves. "We have indeed come to return your son. Whether or not you meet our demands will affect the manner of his return."

By now Kaino was sure that Nolan had some idea as to what was going on. She didn't want to hurt the kid, but her family meant so much more to her than one boy. This would be the first step in achieving the greatness that the Saxe clan deserved and so she would do what needed to be done and say what needed to be said.

"The Syndicate will accept the immediate surrender of your crown and your lands. Simple as that." A little sigh pulled from the bob-tailed fae and she tilted her head slightly to one side. "Refusal to meet these terms will have your son returned to you in pieces." Brows lifted as Kaino smiled once more, her expression sweet as though she was doing nothing more than inviting one over to tea. "But fear not. You won't have to mourn him for long. If you deny us, you will soon join him, as will the others of your pack once we hunt them down." The woman's voice dropped to a venom-laced purr. "Which we're very, very good at, mind you."

Kaino turned her head, looking to Sephiran with her brows drawn together momentarily. "Immediate surrender of lands and titles or else kid in pieces... am I missing anything, cousin?" With the gist of it being laid out with the eloquence that was so very Kaino, the point was clearly made. Anything else would just be for funsies.

"Speech"