Hmm. Kind of what Quint said-like, he told her to tell him what happened with Damien. Now if she tries to skip ahead to the end without telling him what happened on one of the days, or if she wants to stop talking about it with no sign of continuing. Like, he doesn't like disobedience, but he's also 'fair' as far as he sees it, and since he didn't tell her not to interfere with Quint hurting Niles, then she didn't directly disobey any orders.
A lot of it is militaristic in style, so think along those lines. Except twisted. If he wants to punish someone, he'll purposefully set them up to fail.
This, dear readers, would be the part of the story where Sabastian scoffed at the General and insinuated that he was just trying to intimidate him. He would be proved wrong of course, prompting the young man to beg the lunatic not to do it again.
Honestly though, I am a bit excited to see how this is going to change his view of Cora. To actually see a glimpse of who her tormentor was, although, he may not know it's him until after he's free again? Or maybe Kuznet tries to question Sabastian about Cora and Damien as well
He gun be shook to the core. D: His tune will change when he sees just how committed Kuznet is to his threats, and just how batshit insane he is in his disregard for human life. I'm curious as to whether Kuznet will kill one or two and give Sabastian the opportunity to beg for forgiveness, or whether he'll just straight up get to murderating.
I think Kuznet would be curious to know about Cora's true feelings toward Damien. Whether the man is holding her against her will, or whether she's merely staying with him because he has resources. What a shock he'll get when Sabastian tells him that they are lovebirds.
D: So you're referring to Sayori then. Oh damn, so that's why he's giving her good food! I would tell Sayori not to eat it, but she's gotta take what she can get.