Now, the solution was usually quite simple. Darius would push forward the girl and give her a severe punishment to appease the old woman while giving Martin a lighter one, but making his more of asocial/atonement style punishment while the girls would be more direct/punitive.
However, the girl was dead, leaving only Martin behind. Now, that he was the main focus of the case and neither the old woman nor anyone else would accept such a lenient punishment on him.
This case… was truly insidious.
It had cornered Darius from all sides, forcing him to pick between doling out Justice at the cost of his son or subverting Justice in favor of his direct family.
There was - theoretically - no third option.
Of course, after coming to know Darius for so long, it was obvious that there was nothing of the sort for him. He clapped his hands and said.
"Bring her body here this instant."
