[X] "I merely wish for you to use this...unfortunate incident...as an opportunity. There are clearly forces within your clergy who wish to engender hostilities between Norvos and the Imperium." There is no sense in prevaricating at this point, so gesture at the already agitated First Axe. "Use the opportunity to bring them under heel by whatever means you feel is necessary. Now that you are aware of the problem, it is your responsibility to correct it, unless you wish to admit that you cannot control the more hotheaded among your clergy?" -[X] "My patience is limited, especially when it comes to the safety of my people, and what mercy I have to spare has already been spent. Should another such incident occur, there will be...consequences for Norvos and the Faith of the Lawgiver."
[X] "What do I want?" Point at the First Axe. "I want that murderer's life. I want you to convince to convince me." Pause for confusion "I want you to convince me why I should not respond in kind to your unprovoked attacks on my innocent citizens. Convince me why I should not close all borders to your filthy city and rain destuction such as the world has not seen since the doom. Convince me why I should not make an example of this squalor that you call a city. I will destroy this city so utterly that when the next state thinks they can do as they please with me and mine they will pause and ask 'Will we be the next Norvos?' "