Fourth, on the day of the trial, the nine great lords, including the royal family, gathered again in the Hall of Violet Jewel. Apart from the defendant, every other lord must choose between sanction and observation. The Fire Claw, Simon, Marshal, Dundis, Baroka, Crystal Wolf, Fernan, and Hussein families each had one vote. The Violet family, being the royal family, had two. Therefore, excluding the defendant who had no voting rights, the final vote count would invariably be an odd number, nine, eliminating the possibility of a tie.
If the verdict is sanction, the previous conviction will take effect immediately, and the sanctioned individual will pay a price in line with their crime as per the Imperial Codex.
