The Meskill Family Courtyard was at a deadlock. How could the Meskill family possibly slit their own throats? Gatlin Meskill wouldn't mind cutting his own throat if it meant keeping the Meskill family safe through this ordeal. What was his own life in comparison to that?
But while he could die, the others, including Donald Meskill and the rest, could not!
If he, the Family Head, died, the Meskill family would still operate as usual. But if other members of the family died, especially if Donald Meskill perished, then the Meskill family would be finished. So he could die, but others could not.
As the tension remained, with the Meskill family continuing to fear for their lives, a man dressed in a black robe with a hood and carrying a sword arrived near Meskill Family Alley. He lurked on the rooftop of a nearby building, coldly observing the Meskill Family Mansion.