The soldiers brought the two Gryphons to the palace, all chained up. "Yakov, it's a pleasure seeing you again." Spat Alcandor. Yakov growled at him. "You are terrorizing my Kingdom, and have done enough harm to us. Give me one reason why I should not imprison you for life, or kill you." Yakov didn't know what to say; he could not argue. "Here are your choices. I retrieve any secrets you may be hiding and spare you, then you go to prison. Or, you refuse to tell me and die." He snapped. Yakov had to tell him the secrets, or else he'd lose his life. "Okay! I'll tell you, just don't kill me!" He shouted. Alcandor half grinned. "I will give you and Lache the chance to speak."