The steps chasing each other were moving out of the hall. It was clear that the audience did not want to stay inside the Courtroom any longer. Their reactions were understandable; the man who had led the case of which he had recently been both prosecutor and judge was now convicted.
The final decision was made. When Sokom came next to the Second Great, the Academy Leader stood on his other side. It seemed like it was all over, but someone had something to say.
"Second Great!"
When the voice came from someone familiar, from Mel, the crowd turned back to watch what would happen. Like others, the Green Shadow Academy administration stopped moving. They were waiting for Mel, whose head was slightly leaning forward, to speak.
"I have to tell you something, but I don't know how to say it!"
