"If you already knew, why go through all this?" Serle said bitterly as he stared at the woman- no, the witch- who had just forced him to reveal some of his darkest secrets in front of his own family. "What is it you want from me?"
"You misunderstand me, Lord Serle," Ashlynn said, shaking her head at the defeated lord. "It's what I'm offering to you," she said as she moved her hand from the scroll with the midnight blue ribbon to the thickest one with the black ribbon.
"I'm going to offer you a chance to preserve your life, Lord Serle," Ashlynn said, unlacing the scroll and unrolling the first foot or so of parchment to reveal that it was completely blank. "This scroll has been reserved for your confession. I still have all the others," she said, waving at the scrolls she hadn't yet touched. "So make sure that it's complete and comprehensive."
