As they are taking me outside of the building I see a carriage made out of wood and metal sheathing. they take me to the back of the carriage and open it with a set of keys.
"W-wait no warrant or any-" before I could finish my sentence I get pushed into the carriage mercilessly and I hear a shutting of the door behind me.
"Hey stop let him go!" I hear Lilith screaming.
I look out of the barred window of my prison carriage and see her trying to wrestle out of her fathers hug. The carriage starts moving with me in it and I nearly fall inside of it. There is no seat for me to sit in so I just sit on the flat floor of it tumbling along the way to wherever I am going.
-12 minutes later-
As I am sitting and thinking. I wonder who could've reported me. Could it be Ugmand? wouldn't surprise me if he did report me. Maybe I should've headed to the guards barracks and told them my situation first instead. But it is too late now.
Then the carriage stops causing my to fall over to my right side. I guess we finally arrived. As I hear metal clanking I see a guardsman look through the small window and leave. Then the door opens.
"Get out" someone says.
I get myself up and move out of the small carriage and see a small crowd of people. mostly humans but a few orcs and very few elves. I dont see any beastmen.
"That's the savage!" I hear someone yell.
Emediantly after that a rock hits my head causing my head to go back. But I wont let a small rock get the better of me. I straighten my back and neck and look forward. I see many angry faces. They seem to hate those who go savage I suppose.
As I get out 2 guards walk in front of me and tell me to follow them. both are humans. Most of the guards are humans.
"Come with us we will...keep you safe from the crowd for now." he says
For now? They about to let the Wolvesse at me alive. I have to explain my situation to them fast that I did it in self defense I didnt attack him first. What evidence do they have.
As they take me to this open square full of the townspeople none of which are beastmen or elves but humans and orcs. Is that this town's population?
They bring me into this building where a court room is. They take me over to the center of the room with a pedestal with a lock on it. I assume they are going to chain me to it. Damn.
They take my binded hands and place them on the pedestal and clamp some cuffs on me wrists. I am now unable to move now. A crowd slowly behind starts walking into the court room with murmurs and whispers.
Likely gossip. I see a few townspeople I recognize such as the apple merchant. some of the girls from the previous day who giggled near me. Even the guard I met at the gates when I arrived on my second day in town.
Wonder how this will play out.
"Alright settle down everyone, settle down." a man says. I turn my head to see a chubby man in black clothing I can't put my finger on walking up from behind me. He walks passed me but glances at me for a moment when doing it.
He walks up to the table higher than most others and sits. He stature by this point makes him apears as a leader or something when he sits in the chair.
"Alright, we are here today to put to trial a Batman for going Savage to a member of our community. This stranger is, well and outsider of our town recently and does not know our customs"
Define what those customs are and maybe I can see a different viewpoint. I wouldn't go Savage if I wasn't attacked. Not my fault besides he already nearly broke my ribs.
"May I say something" I ask as the silence is getting me stressed out
"Speak boy" the man responds.
Maybe I have a chance to convince them I am innocent. That Ugmand attacked me in an alleyway at night.
"I wasn't in the wrong sir all due respect. I was making my way home outside of town when Ugmand pulled me away into an alleyway and spoke to me. He is apart of a gang that has been harassing a family owned tavern The Rising Sun. He got fired because of me and wanted payback. I didnt attack him, honest. I only defended myself the only way I knew how to. Please hear me out"
A silence went over the audience and the judge crosses his arms and leans back in his chair contemplating. Was he thinking over what I said? I hope so.
"Ugmand was the one who reported "his attacker" and gave us his story first. He said that you organized a way to manipulate George Hazen to give you a job at the Rising Sun and was preying on a young girl. You also got him fired. Which confirms to were responsible for that. But he also said that he wanted to talk to you about a deal to make about both having the same job at the tavern but you rejected and attacked him. Biting into his and trying to put him unconcisous in the mud. Is this true"
Well which part is he asking to be true. I was partially responsible for him getting fired but nothing else he said was true. I need to mention he is apart of a gang that is also harassing the tavern for money.
"No only the part where he got fired because of me was true. But everything else is lies. He came up to me to make an offer to join his crew of thugs to get more money and to force them into debt longer. I rejected his offer and he attacked me. Saying "I was hoping you would say that" to me while throw blows into me. Under my shirt are bandages and on my tail if yoy haven't noticed. My horn was also snapped off in the fight."
"Hmm that is enough. Strip him down and see these "injuries" he speaks of"
"Wait what!" Hold up I don't content to this!"
As one of the guard takes a blade and rips over the back of my shirt and pulls it off. Exposing my bandages underneath. I have very few blood wounds but my ribs still hurt though not as intense.
"Hmm, I have seen enough bring him in!" the judge says
Ugmand walks in with an arm strap around his arm and limping. Pfft sure. I had nearly broke ribs he got bit in the shoulder by me. I am sure his dumbass can walk normally.
"Sir, is it true you are associated with a group with the intent of harassing the people at the tavern for money?"
He shakes his head and responds the way I knew he would. Denying the accusation against him.
I start shaking in my cuffs wanting to strangle him but obviously, nothing happens. People start noticing me being agitated and murmurs start again.
But then suddenly a kick of a door happens. Like a ram hitting the door causing it to swing open. I turn behind me and see Mr. and Mrs. Uchida and Lara next to them.
"Stop this trial now!" Yua shouts.
What are they doing here? Well actually this is a town trial so I guess I should expect them to part take seeing as they live close by as well. I assume they are here to voucher for my innocents.
She walks up to me from behind but guards stop her. It is there job after all. Suddenly she geans the wrist of the left guard and with super human strength throw him into the guard on right. What a woman.
"Hey! What are you-" he stops as she stares at him with a glare of disappointment and fury behind them. He stays on the ground with the other guard.
Mr Uchida just stands at the entrance where a large group of on lookers at the entrance are blocked by him. Lara is standing with her hands over her mouth shocked to see my predicament. I have been accused of going savage, exposed upper body with bandages and with a broken horn, and chained up.
"Coda what happened to your horn!" Lara screams out in shock.
"Lara I-"
"Enough! What right do you have to stop these proceedings of the trial against this savage?"
"Oh we don't likely but I am making it clear that this boy here would never, ever in his fucking life would go savage on someone unless it was absolutely necessary!" Yua says with bold and firm stature.
"Oh really...how can I trust such words from an outsider family living outside of the town itself away. The majority of these people don't seem to know this, boy. Plus the evidence still shows regardless of why he did it, that he had gone savage by biting into another intelligent being. Which is illegal."
"Isn't it allowed for one to use any means necessary to protect themselves from further harm by using the most efficient form of self-defense available to them? In his case, it would be natural for him to use his teeth. Besides isn't it known by also a majority in town the Ugmand is actually associated with a gang that has caused issues for the town previously?" Yua says crossing her arms walking form one end of the room to the other.
Then suddenly an uproar starts with people starting to support Yua's argument. Also stating there own experiences with Ugmand.
"Yeah Ugmand is really mean to others!"
"Yeah not that long ago, he shoved me into a wall because I was standing in his way. But all I was doing was waiting for a carriage to take me home!"
"He must be lying then!"
The crowd seems to be against Ugmand now. They were previously against me because I went savage but they seem to be account for they're passed experiences with him. Most seem to be negative. Wonder if they regret throwing a rock at me. Then Ugmand speaks up
"I-I-How dare you all! I won't stand here and take all this I am leaving" but before he could leave a guard blocks his path and sizes him up. Ugmand wouldn't dare hit an armed guard.
"Tssk" Ugmand says
"Ugmand, are you actually harassing a family business for money and attempted a deal to extort more money? Speak the truth now." the judge looks down at him.
"Y-yes...I did as well as my crew have been for weeks"
*gasps* the audience all in sync responds. Almost cartoonishly
"Then it is settled. Ugmand shall be trialed for assault of another, extortion, intimadation, and various others that shall be name later. Dismissed!
I sigh finally relieved I might be innocent but now I am shirtless and still not compensated for my troubles. Specifically for losing a horn.