Following the completion of the trial, Judge Vincent Avan makes one final announcement to the gathered crowd.
“As set forth by the jury, the leadership of Bos Mezar and of the settlement of Serai are too dangerous to be left in power, though the innocence of the populace of Serai has been proven to the jury’s satisfaction. As such, the Order of Arnath shall take into their custody and their protection the settlement of Serai and those who remain within its territory. The people of Serai shall face no further consequence of the actions of Bos Mezar. However, the leadership of Bos Mezar has been detained, and those not otherwise sentenced shall be taken into custody by the Lord and Lady al-Azarma to serve as indentured servants until their debt to society has been repaid. In doing so, the Lord and Lady have offered their sincere hope that these men and women can be shown the error of their ways and be brought back into the light.”
There is a dull roar in the courtroom as the conversations begin. Many of the attendees express their anger, wishing for a stricter punishment. Khulgar Graytide, clad in his furs despite the heat, smiles to himself from his seat. The humans are calling for the blood of their own? His face seems to say. Savages.
Banging his gavel on the podium, Judge Avan calls order back to the courtroom. “The jury of the Free People of Mardrun has found this to be a fitting punishment. As this trial is now concluded, and by the authority provided to myself and this court willingly among the colonies and supporting Clans, it is our civil duty to accept this judgement as right and lawful.”