Chapter 402: Judgment (Part 2)
"My opinion?" Arsar looked at his mentor a little blankly, according to the rules, these new paladins were not qualified to comment on those veteran paladins, especially paladins like Fordin, who had made outstanding achievements. Arthas couldn't get help from the teacher's face, not to mention that the two seniors in front of him were still looking at him "kindly".
"Ahem. Prodmoor looked at Arthas, "Your Royal Highness, how are you thinking about it?"
"That ......" Under multiple oppressions, Arthas finally said what he thought, "I think that the Paladin of Fordin is guilty of ......"
"Hahahaha!" Prodmore smiled happily, and Richard squinted his eyes and smiled very kindly.
Arthas hastened to say, "However, the Paladin of Fordin's outstanding contribution to our world should not be punished by his excessive punishment. ”
"Well, I think Arthas's opinion is good, what do you think?" Uther directly affirmed Arthas's opinion, and looked at the other three with sharp eyes.
Richard calculated the time, it was almost time to arrive, so he nodded: "I have no opinion." ”
Prodmore glanced at Richard and nodded: "I don't have an opinion either." ”
Uther glanced at Antonidas, who was silent, and then turned around and said loudly, "All stand up, and now announce the verdict!" Paladin Ferdin, unanimously recognized by this court......"
"Wait!" suddenly remembered a woman's voice at the courtroom door.
Uther looked at the door, who dared to interrupt the verdict, and why didn't the guards stop her?
The heel and marble clicked, and a woman in white walked to the stage, Uther frowned, hesitated for a moment and saluted: "Archbishop Serena, I don't know what you are doing here?"
"I'm here for him. Selena pointed to Fordin.
Uther's heart sank, and he immediately realized the gravity of the matter. Later in the struggle for power between Uther and Serena, the two agreed that the Paladins would respect the orders of the Church, but that the Church could not interfere with the Paladins. It's certainly not a good thing to appear now.
Selena smiled and said, "I heard that you are going to judge this famous paladin, what are you going to do with him?"
"I would like to hear the Archbishop's opinion first. ”
Selena smiled and said, "In my opinion, Fording is not guilty. ”
Breaths were heard from below.
"Oh?" Uther grinned on the surface, but in his heart he already betrayed his mother, "Why does the archbishop say that?"
"I don't think I need to go into detail about Fordin's personality, we all know very well that he betrayed the Alliance, do you believe it?"
Uther was noncommittal, but he did not believe it from the bottom of his heart. Fording was a good warrior, a good husband, and a good father who dedicated his life to the Alliance, and if it weren't for this orc, his life would not have been tainted.
Selena continued, "I looked through the dossier and found that Fordin's crime was because he harbored an orc. I investigated for a few days and learned more. Fordin was saved by the orc, and later learned that the orcs had not invaded any of our villages, and that the orc's sense of honor was similar to that of the paladin, so Fording made a gentleman's pact with the orc, and the orc fulfilled this pact until you captured him. From the beginning to the end, your conviction of treason is not established, and at most you have made the wrong mistake of not dealing with the orcs in a timely manner, which should be punished rather than judged here. ”
Ridiculous! What is this doing? Changing concepts?
"In fact, even as a paladin, he didn't make a single mistake, and everything she did abided by the paladin's creed...... Looking at your expression, it seems that there is some disacknowledgement, is it because of the sense of honor between him and the orcs? Do you think that the honor belongs directly to the humans? The honor belongs to any race, and you are fair to say, when we fight the orcs, those orcs have no sense of honor?"
Watching Uther show that she couldn't refute it, Selena felt good.
"Paladins pay attention to all kinds of dogmas, honor, honesty, bravery, gratitude and kindness, and help the weak...... Everything Ferding does is done in obedience, including signing a gentleman's pact with the orcs. The Light is merciful, she bathes all the races in this world, and the orcs are not completely uncontrollable, and we have many success stories, don't we?"
Uther retorted, "The orcs in the wilderness are no more dangerous than the concentration camps, and they can be in danger at any time. ”
"So is this old orc named Itreg a danger to others? The first battle between humans and orcs we already knew that not all orcs were keen on fighting, and the clan that lived in the Alterac Mountains had been at peace with humans for more than a decade. ”
"Just because there's nothing now doesn't mean it won't happen in the future!"
"Oh, you have the energy to manage an old orc who is not a threat, but you don't have the energy to manage the rebellious orc army? How many concentration camps have the orc army conquered! Now that they have become a serious threat to us, they can attack important towns directly! Do you still want Lordaeron to be the same as last time?"
The last time, of course, was when the capital was almost captured.
"Nonsense! I will defend this country with my life!" exclaimed Uther, he had to get the subject back now, and if she was allowed to go on like this, she would definitely run farther and farther, and at last I don't know what was going on with Fordin's trial!
"Archbishop Serena, please don't talk about the five levels of judgment, we have our own strategy for orcs. You won't forget our promise, will you?"
"Of course I haven't forgotten, but it's a big deal. Paladin Ferdin, the first knight of the paladin, and at the same time, like you and me, the mentor is the former archbishop Fao, and the trial of such a paladin must be discussed together. ”
"And in what capacity are you here today?"
Selena smiled, "What do you think I am now?"
Uther stared at Selena and said, "If you come today as archbishop, I can negotiate with you about this verdict, and if you come today as a junior sister, then, please don't interfere with our normal process." ”
"What do you think I am, I am now. ”
"Then please don't interfere in this trial anymore. ”
Selena spread her hands and said, "Yes, my knight, but I still hold my point of view, Paladin Fordin is not guilty, he has always adhered to his knightly creed. ”