Heena gestured to the documents. "This is a parent-child blood severance contract. With this signed, you can completely sever all legal and familial connections to your sons. And I promise you: no matter what happens to them after that, your families will not be dragged into it. You'll remain as honorable as you are now."
The patriarchs' faces went pale.
Because—except for Damien's father, who had backup children—the other three had invested 'everything' in these sons. They'd trained them from childhood, groomed them for success, poured resources into their development.
They looked at the documents and understood: if they signed these, they wouldn't know when their sons might die. They wouldn't be able to help or intervene. They'd be completely cut off.
"Your Majesty—" one started.
Heena raised her hand. "I'm not 'forcing' you to sign. Don't sign if you don't want to."
She paused, letting that sink in.
