Bound in chains, Haruki stood in front of the jury with the king sitting at the head. Elevated over the others, the king cast his gaze down on the accused with not a spec of mercy hinted in his eyes. Given the threat to his throne presented to him by a vampire, he seemed ready to pass judgment on whether the accused was guilty of the crimes he'd been convicted of. However, taking a look around at the coliseum under the watchful eyes of the glaring public, he decided to put up his front for a little while longer.
