Chapter 281: Focus
Alonsos returned to the Cathedral of Light from the forbidden place in a daze, and even with his mental age and experience, he could not recover from Os's plea for a whole night.
Even the next morning, Alonsos was still in a state of confusion, and if it weren't for the priests coming to remind him, he would have forgotten that there were many important things to do today.
"Archbishop, there is only one hour and forty-eight minutes left before the trial begins, and you will appear in the fourth and fifth positions in succession today to testify, don't you prepare?"
"Uh...... Oh, I see. Alonsos' eyes regained focus, and he tried to stand up, only to find that his legs were numb after sitting all night.
"Archbishop, what's wrong with you?!" Fortunately, the priest reacted quickly enough to step forward and support the crumbling Alonsos.
Alonsos gave a wry smile, his left hand hanging down to his knee, and he used light magic to unblock the meridians of his legs: "I'm fine, Valen, don't worry. β
Although he was much more sober and said a few words, Alonsos was still thinking about Os's request, and then became distracted again.
"Archbishop? Archbishop? β
Valen shouted several times in a row, and a discerning person could see that something was wrong with Alonsos: "Are you really okay, archbishop?" Well...... Do you need me to go to His Majesty and His Majesty Dai Lin to apply for another person to testify in court? Although Lord Benedictas was not there, the eyewitnesses to those two events were not insignificant. β
Hearing this, Alonsos restrained his emotions slightly: "Give me a hand, Valen, people are like this when they are old, they can't slow down after staying up all night, but I can still hold on." β
Valen opened his mouth, wanting to persuade him again, but he didn't say it after all, let alone dare to say it.
After all, what is going to happen today is so great that it is far beyond the discretion of a small pastor to meddle in.
After a while, when Valen summoned the priest's apprentice, served Alonthos to wash, changed into the cumbersome crown and robes of the Archbishop of Light, put on the pendant, took out the hammer-shaped scepter that had been passed down for generations, and hurried to the royal chamber, there was not much time left.
At nine o'clock in the morning, the Majesties of the Seven Kingdoms of the Terran and the four Speakers of Kenrito arrived on time.
Without a second of delay, Daillin Proudmoore, who was the presiding judge, immediately ordered the entrance to be closed, rang the gavel, read the oath, reaffirmed the order of the trial, and finally said in a loud voice under the gaze of hundreds of pairs of eyes:
"Everyone, please be seated!"
"I announce, the public trial, now the court is open!"
"Guards!"
"Take the suspect Osmar Garissus!"
At this moment, many nobles who didn't know much about the inside story and details immediately felt a little confused.
Such as:
"Huh? How can you start the interrogation directly today...... He's gone? β
"yes, didn't you have a result yesterday? Don't continue today? β
"Will there be a black box operation?"
"Impossible, absolutely impossible! Forget about other things, there is absolutely no black-box operation in this incident! What's more, what kind of person do you think His Majesty Dai Lin is! β
"I don't understand."
"Is it possible that the trial is a public trial, but the conviction must be held in secret?"
"Uh...... You reminded me! Also, in any case, they are the two great noble families of the Lordaeron Kingdom, although Sir Lothar is involved, but considering the face of His Majesty Terenus and the position of the entire aristocratic class, there is indeed such a possibility. β
Speculation, questioning, brain supplementation, etc., the nobles' reactions varied, but the time had just reached 9:02.
"Silence!"
Dalein briefly emphasized the order of the court, and it was surprising that today he did not forcefully ask all the nobles to shut up, as he had done yesterday.
In fact, everything that has just happened and what will happen next has already been deduced and arranged in advance by the trial team:
The fact that Baron Imraltrei Rivendell and Baron Heike Garithers were not sentenced in court was naturally because they were innocent, let alone given trumped-up charges, and as for yesterday's seemingly-for-tat interrogation, it was actually to clear the suspicion of the two families.
Today's focus, or in other words, including the convening of the Public Trial, has always had only one purposeβto use the trial of Osmar Garithas to channel the inexplicable hatred of the death of Sir Lothar and the people of the Alliance and the Seven Kingdoms!
At the end of the day, someone has to be held accountable for this incident!
And whether it is an objective factor or a subjective choice, Os, who also understands this, and has another purpose, should not choose to escape.
"The identity of the suspect is correct for Osmar Garissus himself."
After checking Oss's identity, Dai Lin walked through a necessary formality, and then faced the nobles in the auditorium, and said loudly: "Sin One, stealing the dwarven throne by unknown means and harboring evil intentions!" Guards, bring the first witness to court! β
The auditorium naturally fell silent, and when the public trial meeting came to this point, everyone's spirit was tense, and they were all more or less nervous, and some nobles with poor psychological quality were sweating in their palms.
"Please state your identity and take the oath."
In the center of the council hall, an elderly man dressed in civil official attire stood with his back slightly hunched: "My name is Stephens Bertrand, and I am a historian and the director of the Royal Library at Fort Rapids. With my devotion to His Majesty the King and my high faith in the Light, I hereby swear to the Kingdom Code that I will confess all that I know, and will not hide anything, and will be willing to take responsibility for every word I have spoken. β
Although he is old, his words and organization are very clear.
"Stephens, please tell me all that you know about the King of the Dwarves, Osmar Son of the Mountains."
Sure enough, it was prepared in advance.
Stephens didn't think at all, and replied directly and fluently: "There is a clear record in the history of the Torbain family, one day three hundred years ago, there was a sudden rumor that the Ironforge Fort was going to form the Council of the Three Hammers and the coronation ceremony of the new king, and overnight, all the dwarven troops originally stationed in Dammod to guard the Sador Bridge left. At that time, His Majesty Gados Torbairn, who had just ascended the throne, once sent a letter to Ironforge Castle stating that the Torbain family wanted to send the prince to watch the ceremony, but the late King of the Mountains, Modimus Anvimar, directly refused. β
After all, he was old, and after saying so many words in one breath, Stephens had to stop and slow down before continuing: "What happened in that ceremony, who the king of the dwarves called the Children of the Mountains is, I'm afraid only the dwarves themselves know. It's just that from then until now, all the old dwarfs who participated in that ceremony have refused to reveal the details to outsiders, as if they had been gagized. It is precisely because of this that among the seven kingdoms of the human race, I am afraid that only one word has been left in the history of the Torbairn family. β
"Thank you for your statement, Stephens Bertrand, please go down and rest."
Having completed his task, Stephens bowed respectfully, turned and exited the chamber, and took his seat in the auditorium.
At this time, when the nobles were still digesting the inconspicuous fragments of this long history, Dalin had already looked at Oss, who did not seem to react at all.
"Suspect Osmar Garithas, do you have anything to say about this statement?"
Oss remained unresponsive to the questioning, neither speaking nor moving, standing quietly in place, letting the two guards guard him as if he were facing a great enemy, and allowing the nearly a thousand nobles in the auditorium to look at him with various attitudes.
Dalin waited for a moment, not being heeded, but not annoyed, as if he knew that Oss would do it.
Immediately afterwards, Dahlin beckoned, signaling Saidan, who was the trial clerk, to put down his pen and present the evidence: "In addition to Stephens's statement, the previous court team went to Ironforge to ask the dwarves who refused to attend to explain the true identity of the children of the mountains, and this is a reply from the Council of the Three Hammers. β
Daelin held the reply of the Council of the Three Hammers high enough for the nobles with good sight to see: the fire paint was sealed in good condition, stamped with the seal of the Council of the Three Hammersβa black anvil, a brown hammer, and a brown red axe!
After the display, Dalin opened the reply letter in public, ready to read it aloud.
However, in five seconds, ten seconds, Dai Lin's face suddenly became as heavy as water, and a scarlet anger faintly appeared around him.
While the nobles were patiently waiting for it to be read, Dai Lin actually shoved the reply letter in his hand back into Saidan's hand with a little rudeness, and ordered angrily: "Sin 2, disappeared at the age of thirteen, returned to China at the age of seventeen, and then concealed the identity of the king of the dwarves, and his intentions are unknown!" Guards, bring a second witness to court! β
Everyone in the auditorium was surprised, and they didn't understand what was going on, and why didn't they read the letter that was good?
It's just that almost no one dared to stand up and ask Dai Lin, and no one dared to interrupt the process of the trial. However, the Majesties and leaders who dared to do so did not say a word and waited for the changes.
Soon, the second witness walked into the council hall, and it turned out to be the Grand Magician - Kel'thugad!
"Declare your identity and take the oath!"
Dalin's stern tone didn't frighten Kel'thugad, of course, Dahlin wasn't targeting K'l'Toogad, he was just annoyed by the dwarf's rude words in his reply.
Dressed in a robe and wearing the Dalaran emblem that symbolized his status, Kel'thugad wrinkled, with a hint of coldness in his eyes, and he was not afraid to look at Dahrin at all.
"Whew." Dai Lin exhaled lightly, realizing that he had lost his temper, "Great Magician, please state your identity and take the oath. β
"Yes, Inquisitor."
Kel'thugad was very indifferent, after stating his identity and reciting the sacred oath, he answered what Dai Lin asked, and did not say a word of superfluous words, which was very kind of cherishing words like gold.
In just two minutes, Kel'thugad told the story of the three years that Oss had been missing, and he had to leave the chamber. And before he left, although he wanted to give Oss an encouraging look, but Oss didn't look at him at all, not at anyone to be precise.
"According to records, three hundred years ago, the son of Osmar the mountains became the king of the dwarves. And you, Osmar Garithasus, disappeared four years ago for three years. Daelin looked at Oss again and asked sharply, "Answer me, what happened to you in those three years!?" And how was it mistaken for a child of the mountains by the dwarves!? β