#Chapter 93: Under Judgement

Royal law states that all matters like inspection must be done in public. So, even though the Court was technically in recess, no one moved a muscle to take a break. Everyone wants to see how this is going to play out. A show for their consumption. The energy in the room was so heavy that it was nearly suffocating. That knowledge that there was a possibility that Kane and I could go down for someone else’s schemes didn’t help the feeling at all. The gazes of the nobles were annoying. They were openly staring at Kaine and I now, whispering. They were speculating, they were judging. A table is brought out and placed in the middle of the room, then the document is placed on top of it as the Scribe moves forward to begin his inspection. I watched his every movement breathlessly. If he’s even half decent at his job and honest, there has to be something that he’ll notice. One misstep and we’ll lose everything, and there are plenty of people here who’ll savor every drop of o