Hold back

You don't say anything waiting for the elfish King to answer, and he answers after a minute by falling to his knee. "We submit."

"Good now call you council and let finish this. "

Within the hour the council has been seated with you standing next to the King. The King quickly begins speaking, "We have entered a piece treated with the horde, with this man acting as the broker."

The high council member yells "wasn't he sent out to end the horde."

The general of the army slammed his hand into the table "Bull shit. Sire, I can have the army ready in two days. Then we can slay every member of the horde!"

The King calming speak "my high council remember the troops we sent with him were attacked in a surprise attack and all where killed. He did what he could to help us. As for my good general, after you killed every member of the horde than what. I can promise you we won't take loses. Can you promise that we can defeat the horde and then the kingdoms that show up at our door because we are weakened? That why we sent him in the first place. "

Both the elves sit back down in their chairs. So the King continues, "I thought so. As a result, our agreement with the horde is as follows. The horde will not come any farther into elvish lands, and the only thing we have to do is agree that when we deal with a member of the horde, we must do so under the horde law."

A lower council member speaks up, "and that law is what?"

This time you answer, "If you strong enough to take it, then it yours."

The council glares you down. So the King stands up, "Enough, are you here to tell me that any member of our highly skilled community would ever lose one on one to a lowly member of the horde."

The General "never my King."

the King finishes "Then we have nothing to fear."

You look at the King, "Since that is finished, I'll be taking my leave."

The King stands up to see you out. He walks you all the way outside and to your party. "My daughter, please return to your room. I can see them out."

She answered, "I sorry King, but as a part of the agreement, I am going with him."

The King quickly grad your arm whipping you towards him, "I thought you said no elf would be taken."

"No, I choose my words carefully; you just didn't listen. I said no elves would be taken by a member of the horde. I'm not a member; I'm its leader. I am taking her as a way to secure your word. I promise she will be under my care, and ONLY my care!"

He is angry, but it too late to change things now, so you say, "we can see our selves out."