"F-false evidence?" William repeated, as did the others.
Kazi silenced the naysayers with a single point: "Tell me, why would Asher lie about where he was? He's not the killer so what was the point in lying? Unless...he wasn't."
"Told you so!" Asher exclaimed, standing on his feet. He pointed an accusatory finger at the jury. "These guys were out to get me!"
"Not exactly," Kazi said. "Danzaburou-danuki, a leader and more importantly a trickster. In his mythos, he is known to disguise as humans."
"Wait a minute," Asher said, growing terrified, "that rat was at the front most of the time. Was he the one who killed—"
Danzaburou stomped on the table with his feeble foot. "I'm a trickster, not a murderer! Yeah, I falsified evidence! Yeah, I lied about you Asher! So what? That doesn't make me a murderer!"
