If the young woman's words had any affect on the esteemed Judge, he did not show it. She was right, to a point: protecting the Kingdom was the priority of all members of the military... but the King was part of the kingdom. Nay, he was the kingdom. The King, whoever that may be, was what set them apart from the hundreds of other cities, towns and villages across Idalos - whilst they had alliances and trade agreements, they had no long lasting bonds, and ties could be severed with one wrong word. The duchies of Rynmere were held together, were united by something much stronger. Without the rules and traditions which governed their great nation, they might as well not call themselves as such - they would be no better than any of the other city states all over the lands they knew.
“Your sentiments of honour and integrity are to be commended, Miss Warrick.” Jugde Pavoo spoke slowly, choosing his words carefully as he uttered each one. He was still, even now, in the process of deciding an appropriate punishment for her. For, although he knew that her head was not for the executioner, he could not allow one so dangerous and influential to be free in Rynmere. “You have values and virtues that, under any normal circumstances, I would admire.”
“However, you seem to have become misguided in your beliefs. Perhaps it is the fault of the company you choose to keep, or perhaps the establishment you were born into is to blame.” The man lifted his hand and pinched his nose, exhaling heavily, as if the world rested on his shoulders and the weight was becoming too much to bear. “Your actions are evidence to the fact that your values do not align with what is required to be a citizen of Rynmere, much less the daughter of a noble house.”
Finally, he removed his hand from the bridge of his nose, and pinned the young woman with a stare. He turned and walked towards the cell door, where he knocked for the guard to let him out. “Along with the loss of rank and status within the Skyriders, you are hereby stripped of all entitled lands and titles given by your birthright. You will be formally disinherited from the Warrick line of succession in a public announcement. Finally, an exile order will be signed by the King. You have until the end of the season to set your affairs in order, and then will be placed on a ship sometime in the coming trials.” Judge Pavoo did not wait for a response, and barely saw her reaction. The guard had opened the door during the Judge's sentencing, and Pavoo instantly slipped through, without so much as a backwards glance.
“Your sentiments of honour and integrity are to be commended, Miss Warrick.” Jugde Pavoo spoke slowly, choosing his words carefully as he uttered each one. He was still, even now, in the process of deciding an appropriate punishment for her. For, although he knew that her head was not for the executioner, he could not allow one so dangerous and influential to be free in Rynmere. “You have values and virtues that, under any normal circumstances, I would admire.”
“However, you seem to have become misguided in your beliefs. Perhaps it is the fault of the company you choose to keep, or perhaps the establishment you were born into is to blame.” The man lifted his hand and pinched his nose, exhaling heavily, as if the world rested on his shoulders and the weight was becoming too much to bear. “Your actions are evidence to the fact that your values do not align with what is required to be a citizen of Rynmere, much less the daughter of a noble house.”
Finally, he removed his hand from the bridge of his nose, and pinned the young woman with a stare. He turned and walked towards the cell door, where he knocked for the guard to let him out. “Along with the loss of rank and status within the Skyriders, you are hereby stripped of all entitled lands and titles given by your birthright. You will be formally disinherited from the Warrick line of succession in a public announcement. Finally, an exile order will be signed by the King. You have until the end of the season to set your affairs in order, and then will be placed on a ship sometime in the coming trials.” Judge Pavoo did not wait for a response, and barely saw her reaction. The guard had opened the door during the Judge's sentencing, and Pavoo instantly slipped through, without so much as a backwards glance.
