I never really got the “heart stop = dead” thing like yes, if you’re heart stops you’re going to die, but even when someone is beheaded, they are still conscious enough for a few seconds to blink their eyes in response to questions. It’s when the electrical signals in your brain stop that you’re actually dead, not your heart.
Which I mean could’ve been a valid thing to say. If you felt your feudal lord and was fair and all that. Ofc the problem is the fuck all you could do if they weren’t