"I told you already! We are not going to execute him!" Sonja replied with a frosty tone. "We need to find a way to make amends."
Sonja was feeling extremely regretful of her most recent actions. The only thing that she felt partially justified about was the imprisonment of Grugda. This was solely because he was in possession of a weapon of mass destruction for her race. Something that should have been destroyed long ago.
Naturally, as a ruler, she was afraid of how it might be used. Not only that, but she had no idea how much of it still existed elsewhere. She was hoping that Grugda would be able to give her the answers she needed. Once she had the information, she would release him. After all, she was not stupid. She knew that Grugda was essential to Kace's mission, which would only benefit all of them if he succeeded.