"No, no I wouldn't have. As for what more could I want? For you to disband your army, abolish your so-called 'empire', and go home. But that's not going to happen, is it?" Adykon explained, simply, losing his patience. "Killing innocents and committing evils worse than what you claim to fight against does nothing to help anyone but yourself." Angrily, he grabbed Rughoi by the throat and lifted him up with one arm. "You don't seem to understand, so let me make this crystal clear: you are [i]very[/i] lucky to escape this with your life, and it is by my will alone that you survive this encounter. You are in no position to make demands. You can find wood and stone yourself, and if you are to get any food at all... it will be the most anyone can manage." Adykon unceremoniously dropped Rughoi to the ground. 

"But seriously, I could have cut you in half with my sword right now and no one would have spoken against me for it. For someone whose forces killed thousands of civilians, you are getting off very easily. No imprisonment, no corporal punishment, no penalty apart from leaving a city you can't hope to defend anyway. I don't like the nobles either. While I cannot stand their wealth and arrogance either, at least they aren't actively making war on dracons. Now, cross me again... cross [i]any[/i] dracons again without provocation... and I will have to put you down for the good of not just the dracons, but for your kobold followers as well. You start another war, they'll all die as long as you are still in command of them. If not for my efforts-"

"-Mine too, love."

"-and Aerta's, your people would be put to death and enslaved. I'm treating you far better than you deserve. If you can't realize that, it's on you. Now, if you wish to get back to your people, I won't stop you. If you have anything to say, go ahead and say it now. And don't get arrogant on me, it won't work. Believe me, I've been talked down to by half a dozen kings, not to mention Dememoras himself. No amount of appealing to a fine-sounding ideal or vainglorious posturing will work or get you a better deal."