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Chapter 3 - Trial

(She is forced to walk through the doors but she would have walked through them without force it seems as soon as She entered the room the boisterous energy changed to chilling silence.)

[under her breath] Shi: they went quite fast.

(An elderly man that looks like how elderly mages look in Lord of the Rings. But clean-shaven and bony.)

[Squeaky broken low voice] The elderly man:

We shall now commence the trial of Alaria Von Shi I Abodon Von Blake magistrate of the kingdom shall oversee this trial. Let the trial take forth.

(A scrawny man with an unnecessarily giant mustache walks over to her)

Mustache man: Now Miss Shi do you swear to tell the truth and nothing but the truth so help you god?

(Alaria that's my name? That's all she could think but she can handle responding.)

Shi: I swear

(Nodding his head a magic circle formed under Shi and everyone in the courtroom)

Mustache man: Your swear will be held by the spell if you dare lie you shall experience the consequences.

(She grits her teeth wishing she knew common sense for this world but knows she will answer to her truth she has no memory for why she is here so she can't lie.)

(They soon kept asking her questions while stating why she was there. She was exposed to corruption and attempted murder to have the duke to herself.)

Abodon: Is any of the following statements False?

Shi: I wouldn't know

(Everyone seemed surprised and expected her to be hurt possibly due to it being that taken as a lie but she truly doesn't know. So nothing happened to her)

Mustache man: Why is nothing happening to her? If she doesn't tell the truth she is supposed to to experience tremendous pain.

Shi: Because of the fact I'm saying the truth. I don't know if I did any of those things that were mentioned.

Abodon: Interesting let me ask did something happen with your memories? Magic and potions should not affect you when it comes to altering your memories.

Shi: I don't have any memory of before I was in the cell.

Abodon: I see I believe that means the trial has reached a conclusion.

Shi: I'm sorry?

(She feels panicked what does he mean the trial is done what will they do?)