Due to his assassination attempt on Brennan, Malcolm was captured and detained. And was placed in prison until the jury was ready for his trial.
TACK! TACK!
The water dropped from the moist ceiling once more.
Malcolm hissed from the irritating sound, he wanted to blast the ceiling but his restraints were not only restricting his movement but it was also preventing I'm from using magic.
TACK! TACK!
There it was again.
Wait. This was different from before, those were not the water, they were footsteps.
"Malcolm," a familiar voice spoke his name.
"The jury is ready for the trial," the elf announced.
"We will take you to the court now," the elf added.
The elves opened the cell and help Malcolm out - while his injuries had been healed, he still have some difficulty moving.
They walked to the courtroom, which was not too far from Malcolm's holding cell.