"...Yes and no?"
"...Wanna explain?"
"Right, well technically your free, but If you do leave you'll just be brought back here, and will most likely executed on the spot."
"...so I'm not free."
"Well you'll be able to roam around the castle, and If I decide to let you live, which is a definite yes, they'll just bring another sacrifice.."
"...but...I-I'd be safe...."
"Yeeep.."
"....ok..."
".."
"I'll stay."
The guards came back in, carrying the softest blanket they could find and fine silks
?: "S-Sir-"