"The authorities are still expecting the citizens to have a permit to leave their homes," she said.
Erik frowned. "That's unacceptable," he said. "People deserve their freedom, but I guess Volkov is not someone willing to leave it to people."
But that wasn't surprising. Volkov was a well known ruthless and remorseless piece of shit, deriving joy from torturing others.
His methods were designed to break people mentally and physically. Stories of his horrific practices abounded, detailing how he inflicted pain with zest, watching his victims squirm and beg for a mercy that he never granted.
His father ended up on the receiving end of this. Even the Blackguards hadn't been so cruel against him, despite the beef that went on between them for years. When Lucius told this to his son, Erik was horrified.