As to whether Tirio Fordin's actions amounted to treason, the Silver Hand decided that the other four original paladins would serve as judges to put old Fording on trial, and at Fortin's insistence, the trial was set in the central square of Southsea Town. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Ironically, once the first stop for Stormwind refugees seeking refuge in Lordaeron, it is now a court to judge whether a paladin was guilty of treason for aiding orcs.

A public trial, on the other hand, means that everyone can watch the trial, which means that the possible consequences of the trial will go far beyond the trial itself.

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The Dark Gate is in January of the seventeenth year.

The crowded central square of Nanhai Town has been transformed into a makeshift courtroom.

Uther, Tulayan, Dasohan and Gavin Rade sat in the judges' seats.

Before the formal trial, Uther asked Old Fording one last time: "Are you sure that you will not submit new evidence and stand trial in the present circumstances?" ”

"Sure." Old Ferding was very indifferent, "But I will not give up my defense." ”

"Absolutely." Uther nodded, "You have the right to defend yourself, just as you have the right to justice." ”

It was noon, and the trial officially began.

"Tirio Fortin, do you admit that you once concealed the existence of the orc swordmaster Itreig, ignoring your lord's duties, and failing to report it in time?"

"I admit it."

The crowd of onlookers frowned, and Old Ferdin's admission did not hesitate, giving people a strong and guiltless feeling, which was undoubtedly very unpleasant for the common people.

You must know that a considerable number of the civilians in Nanhai Town are refugees who escaped from the Kingdom of Stormwind City, and although they did not return to Stormwind City after the end of the war, it does not mean that they will forgive those orcs.

"Tirio Fortin, do you admit that you used holy healing to help the mortally injured orc Gouyle, and still deliberately concealed it in disregard of your lordship?"

"I admit it."

If just now the people were just dissatisfied, now the people are angry.

The shouts of "traitors" and "scum" are endless, and if it weren't for the silver hand to maintain order, maybe old Ferdin's body would be full of tomatoes and rotten eggs by now.

"Tirio Fordin, do you accept the accusation of malfeasance?"

"I accept."

"Tirio Fordin, do you accept the accusation of treason?"

"I don't accept it."

"Do you defend against accusations of treason?"

"Yes, I'm going to defend myself."

"Yes—you can defend yourself, and we won't interrupt you, and hopefully your defense will convince us."

Old Fording raised his head for the first time, looking at the crowd that had packed the entire square, and he looked more like he was giving a speech.

"Citizens of Nanhai Town! I stand here today in defense, not for myself, but for the whole of humanity! ”

"It's been nine years since the war with the orcs ended, and during those nine years we've enjoyed peace, and many of the warriors who, like me, fought in the first place, have started families, and we have families that we hold dear."

"I vowed to protect my family - and I'm sure all of you here feel the same way I am, and we have our own protection, which is the foundation of humanity that has made it to this day."

"And what about the orcs? Orcs seem to many to be bloody and terrible monsters - even I thought I used to think so until I met Itreig. This orc veteran let me know that orcs also have their own noble past, and most of their bloodshed and thirst for murder come from the influence of demonic blood in their bodies. ”

"I hesitated and thought about it until I met an orc shaman. I saw with my own eyes that the elemental of Azeroth responded to the shaman's request, and I realized that not all orcs are evil! ”

"If it were another fugitive who had been through the orc wars, no matter how pathetic he looked, I would have brought him to justice, but Goyle was not."

"We didn't know that there was an orc tribe called the Frostwolf Clan, whose leader Durotan was assassinated after coming to Azeroth for resisting the enslavement of demons, and the entire clan lived in seclusion in the cold valley of Alterac; We didn't know that Durotan's son had grown up at Dunhold Castle, and that this orc who had done nothing wrong had been imprisoned for more than ten years; Unbeknownst to us, the expedition to Draenor was accompanied by an orc named Kilrog, who, after freeing himself from Alcatraz slavery, charged with his life against the powerful Sound Elemental Lord in order to redeem his sins; Unbeknownst to us, orcs are also human, and Itreg knelt before me in the middle of the night and begged me to save the hero's son - I had no reason to refuse. ”

"After all this time of fighting, what we really have to think about is who is still threatening us - not orcs, but demons, and orcs are also victims of the Burning Legion!"

"No race is destined to be noble, and when the king of Alterac betrayed his people in times of danger, Kilrog was able to give his life for the sake of the alien; I have seen the noblest orcs, but I have also seen the most shameless humans - a race is a kind of origin, but it does not represent glory, and I believe that any intelligent creature with protection can communicate and communicate! ”

"That's my defense! I admit that in any case, as a paladin and lord, my actions were dereliction of duty. But beyond that, I believe that everything I do is for the sake of humanity, and the reason why we are noble is because we insist on our own goodness and justice, and if we lose the goodness and justice in it, and simply and rudely define all alien races as guilty, then, what is the difference between this and the bloodthirsty orcs in the first place? ”

"Don't forget the aliens who helped us, the dragons who fought alongside us, the pandas and draenei who participated in the expedition - those innocent orcs may one day become our companions in the battle."

"I'm willing to accept all the accusations against myself, that my actions are wrong, but I insist that Itreg and Gouyle are not guilty, and I trust that the judge will give me a truly fair verdict - and a fair verdict for an innocent orc."

After the defense, Tirio Ferdin's peace awaited the trial, he had said everything he wanted to say in his heart, and for him, the trial was over.

In Old Ferdin's heart, the holy light was incomparably bright. (To be continued.) )