Riz placed the letter beside the others. "They are all asking for something. Some want their people released, and some want their money returned. Most outrageously, they want Ryntum to admit that I had no right to act in the first place."
As for the last demand, Riz simply sneered at it. It was truly ridiculous.
However, a little concession still had to be made. He couldn't clash head-on with them and continue to be unyielding.
At most, he would just release people with strong backgrounds and keep the rest in prison.
He picked up a pen and marked several letters for the foreign ministry to examine. Others would require the finance ministry's records, the military's inventory of confiscated goods, or the evidence gathered during the arrests.
A few needed legal review before they could draft any reply, though it was only for formality's sake.
The secretary returned shortly afterwards to collect the marked letters.
