He explained the origin and the process to the Subjects as well as the truth deduced from the arrival time of the Lord's army.
Leon walked through the motions and asked the villagers, "Is there anyone present who wishes to make a final defense for him?"
His gaze swept over the seething crowd, where he only saw the back of Boris's father turning away in dejection.
As expected, he could only hear the angry cries for execution from the villagers.
"Hang him," "beat him to death"...These clearly did not qualify as a defense.
The village scoundrels were disliked by everyone, let alone now, when multiple crimes had been exposed.
If this had been a legitimate trial in a previous life, mere inference, without direct evidence, would not have sufficed to confirm such serious charges as harboring terrorists or treason.
Had there been a defense, it could have been argued that he acted out of fear for his own life, not realizing that he could have warned the village in time.
