I strangled a strega, crushing her windpipe between my fingers, because she reneged on a promise
Versprechen
gebrochen hatte.
A promise he reneged on. And one that must be reconciled at any cost.
Ein Versprechen, das er
gebrochen hat... und das um jeden Preis eingehalten werden muss.
And since the emperor has reneged on his promise to marry your daughter, it could perhaps be
Und da der Kaiser sein Versprechen, Eure Tochter zu heiraten...
nicht gehalten hat, könnte es
Then he reneged on his pledge, and that was my motive for attacking him."
"Dann
brach er sein Versprechen und das war mein Motiv, ihn anzugreifen."