The Village Chief's Offer

"We can't do anything if you two decide to remain silent. However, since you have refused to say anything, you two will remain locked up here until we decide what to do with you for attacking our City," the Village Chief said. "I will warn you, though, that if you try to escape as punishment, your hands will be chopped off and then placed back in the cell. If you decide to escape again, your legs will be chopped off, and then you will be placed back in the cell."

"And suppose you still attempt to escape after that. In that case, you will be hanged in front of the people within the City that you've previously tried to attack," he added, his cold gaze fixed on the two frozen figures below the cell as his voice, filled with a hint of threat, reverberated through the underground hall.