Hephaestus v1

[Hephaestus throws the weapon on the floor quickly. You pick up the weapon, it seems one needs to crank the weapon for a minute or two to power it up before firing, explaining why Hephaestus didn't just fire again.]
I will tell you nothing, for telling you, or coming back empty handed, would be worse than death. The punishment I would get would make me wish I were dead.