"Ron Stewart, it's the Magistrate of the Order, my lord." The man seemed to be smiling, while making a slight bow to Gerald.
"I've never heard of you. Release the person immediately, this is an order, Judge!" Liana saw from a distance that her father's hand was already on the hilt of the sword.
"Of course, of course you haven't heard of it. My name is too humble to attract your attention. But I'm sorry, Your Honor. As a judge, I only obey the orders of the Grand Judge and the King himself." The person calling himself Ron Stewart replied with a smirk and an arrogant tone, "But I don't think you should be in a hurry to give orders now. Why should I be here first? The judges of the kingdom are responsible for maintaining the sacred laws of the kingdom and the precepts of the order. Where there are violations of the law, there will be judges..."
"You mean I did something illegal? It's ridiculous!"
Ron Stewart shook his finger to signal Gerald not to interrupt him, "According to the Supreme Law of the Order of Love, anyone who conceals, reads, circulates, transcribes, or recites books about the Dark Arts will be considered guilty of treason by themselves and their families. Any crime involving the Dark Arts with conclusive evidence will be immediately arrested. Unfortunately, you have violated our sacred law, so now I declare that you and your family have been arrested. As for how to judge, you and your family, as well as all associates, will be arrested." "All the persons involved in the case will be escorted to the courthouse of Queirrons, awaiting trial by the Order..."
"What's the possession of black magic books, what's the treason, what the fuck are you talking about?" At this time, Gerald Lancelor's voice could also be heard clearly to the people in the corner of the castle.
Ron raised his hand and immediately a soldier threw several heavy books in front of her father.
"This is your criminal evidence. I don't think you need me to explain any more, do you?"
Gerald glanced at the books and said, "These books are evidence of my crime? Are you people blind? Have you read the contents of these books? These are only historical books, mostly documenting the war history of our kingdom and the necromancer for half a century! Do you call these books black magic books?"
Ron Stewart ignored Gerald and casually picked up a copy and flipped through it, "... Those wizards used the bones of dead people to piece together complete skeletons and skeletons. Through ancient control spells, they manipulated these undead monsters like puppets. Hundreds of skeletons manipulated by wizards, armed with machetes, approached our camp silently. The knights were stunned by the scene, and some had their heads chopped off by skeletons before they could react..."
At this point he coughed, Again "The mere sight of these words has already made me sick to my stomach. These red handwriting are your comments, right? You circled the bones of the dead and wrote, 'The wizard calls them bone fragments, and they cannot be the bones of multiple people. They must be the bones of the same person. Especially, the spine must be complete, otherwise you cannot stand.' And here, you write, 'Controlling a spell can only operate the skeleton for a short time, and it consumes a lot of energy of the caster. It is impossible Manipulate hundreds of them. Manipulation is not a resurrection, and those bones cannot be called undead monsters. "And the skeleton itself is extremely fragile and easily defeated." I don't think I need to read any more, Paladin. "These annotations are obviously the most direct evidence that you are secretly studying black magic."
Upon hearing his description, Lyanna remembered that these books had also been read by herself, including the old version of " History of Kingdom", which was compiled by scholars from the Elo Academy City at the beginning of the new era. Many historical battles and events have been recorded before and after, depicting the tragic situation of the war from various angles.
Her favorite thing is to see the fragments of her father in the book. Whenever she sees them, she will read them over and over again, and the powerful image of her father leading the army in the war will also come to mind. However, not long ago, the Order compiled and published a new " History of Sword Kingdom", deleting a lot of content about the enemy, more in praise of the great achievements of the Order and the king.
My father has warned her more than once that books today have no value, because history should never be used to celebrate, but to remember. It is about asking future generations not to repeat the mistakes of their predecessors and to learn from their previous mistakes.
"Nonsense! What the hell is this evidence? I told you, these are history books, and are legal books published by Elu! I annotated them because I have personally experienced those battles and know the characteristics of the enemy. I am just pointing out the mistakes in the book." Gerald pointed to the book, and then pointed to the judge, "I want to ask you, have you ever participated in any battles in person, Judge? Have you really seen people around you, those you know or don't know, beheaded by monsters? Have you ever seen what real black magic looks like? You haven't, and never will. Because you live in this peaceful kingdom, you have no idea what we have experienced. But now, you dare to take it with you Are a group of people coming to my home to intimidate me and my family for this reason? "Tell me, who gave you such boldness and whose command?"
"First of all, the old version of books has been abolished, and the legality itself remains to be discussed. Secondly, I have not seen it with my own eyes, but my relatives have indeed been beheaded by 'monsters' in the war. I wonder if this meets your expectations. Finally, I remember mentioning to you that I was executing Lord Remus's order, under the instruction of His Majesty the King." The judge smiled and took out a piece of paper from his arms and held it in his hand, "This is my judgment order, bearing the seal of His Majesty the King, as well as the autograph of the Acting Archbishop, Lord Remus Mismoor, and Lord Chancellor Gauss."
"Antonia... Remus... How could this be possible? Where is Remus? I want to see him!" Lyanna, who was hiding on the second floor of the castle, could not read the contents of the document clearly, but whatever was written must have greatly touched her father, because the paladin did not question the authenticity of the judgment book.
"You will see him at your trial meeting, if there is any need for that." Ron stated with a deadpan expression, "The law is the law, sacred, and supreme. You have personally broken the things you swore to protect, and the evidence of your guilt held by the Order is not just physical evidence." He pushed a person beside him up, and the person staggered underfoot, "This is your servant, your bachelor of the library, your bachelor of yod. Would you please ask him to prove once again the crime of Lord Gerald for us?"
Lyanna recognized that at a glance, it was the teacher who taught herself to read and read. Why is he here?
"Master... Master... Er..." Yod nervously rubbed his hands, his bald head reflecting sunlight like a glass ball with long hairs around it.
"Don't worry, this is a moment of demonstrating your loyalty to the Order." Ron Stewart finally raised his voice this time, and then gave Jord a push behind his back.
"Master... I mean, Lord Gerald Lancelot, he does read books about the Dark Arts in private. And he... he often studies the history of the Willis family, as if..." Jord trembled as he spoke, apparently very nervous.
"It seems like something, say it out loud, bachelor!" Ron suddenly shouted at Jord.
"Er... Er... Lord Gerald seems to be quite critical of this, believing that... His Majesty today does not have the blood of the Willis family..."
"I can't listen any longer!" The judge interrupted Jord with a gesture, his tone calm, but his tone high, as if he were preaching the teachings of the Order to people: "Studying books on black magic is only the tip of the iceberg. How dare you question Your Majesty? The witness's words can't be clearer. Do you have anything else to say, Your Excellency?"
"Yod, what the fuck are you talking about?" Gerald was very angry and trembling with anger. "I never cared about any blood! When the Dragon City Gate was broken, I was the first to ask Antonia to become king. If I wanted to question him, why did I wait until now? What benefits did they give you when you framed me like this?"
"No, I... I didn't, no... You were the first to attack Queirrons, no... That's right." Jord was so scared that his whole body trembled, his voice became smaller and smaller, and his mouth became unclear. Ron Stewart put his ear close to Yod's mouth and nodded frequently as he listened. "But... but... but... but I have also heard from you personally that... at the beginning, someone recommended you to be called... king..."
Ron immediately stared and then pointed his hand at Steven Gerald with a look of extreme surprise. "Who made you say that, you fucking wretch? Who!" Gerald was furious.
"Please pay attention to your words, Your Honor. Even your domestic servant can't stand your actions. He is not afraid of power, but has taken the initiative to stand up for justice and honor. However, you have not yet repented, slandered here, and even deliberately slandered this just trial. I now have to ask you to immediately surrender your weapons and arrest them. I remind you that any criminal involved in the dark arts has no right to use duel trials If there is any resistance or non cooperation during the detention process, the judge has the right to bring the prisoner to justice. "I think you know these terms better than anyone else, Lord Gerald.". "Because this was drafted with your participation, your autograph is still left on the sacred code.". But now the thought of you and Lord Groot Lucan writing their names together makes me feel a bit sick. To be honest, though, there is one thing I admire very much. Your counterpart has really considered everything thoroughly. "Therefore, if there are any errors in our implementation details, please also indicate them."
Lyanna saw that at this time, the soldiers around her father had gradually formed a fan-shaped encirclement, and two soldiers walked towards him with positive shackles at the sign of the judge.
"You have no right to arrest me. In the name of the Prime Minister, I request to be presented to Your Majesty!" Gerald's sonorous and powerful words echoed in the courtyard.