The captain took a deep breath. He felt that Aldan's unwillingness to give anything away could mean one of two things: either he was telling the complete truth, or he was so well-trained at lying that not even torture could break him.
Whichever it was, the captain believed the only way to find out was to let Aldan go and monitor him in secret. Besides, there was indeed something suspicious about that injured soldier and his group. After calming the chaos, they had discovered that those men were the ones who had started the fire.
Aldan had not done anything suspicious he simply reacted according to the situation. That was why the torture they used on him had not been too brutal. The captain believed the level of interrogation applied should have been enough to crack an ordinary guard.
He didn't even think Aldan was part of the kingdom's soldiers. After all, the man hadn't fought seriously with the one his men had chased. He seems to be a good runner and used this to save his life.
