I panted heavily and my head was spinning. It took me a few seconds to comprehend my situation. Sariel kept looking straight into my eyes while stroking my hands with his long fingertips.

"You did well," he whispered and smirked.

He stood up, letting go of my hands. He certainly looked pleased while I stayed to wonder what had exactly happened. I looked around the courtroom. Almost half of the council members had their mouths open in a deep state of shock. The other half was calling out outraged statements towards the Adragnas. I looked at the defendants. I saw them restrained by the guards, writhing in a rage and sending me murderous glares.

"It's a trick! It's a mind trick! Duke Calvet made her say it or she made it up herself!" the ex-Marquess yelled, foaming at his mouth.

"W-what is going on?" I nervously grabbed Sariel by the edge of his sleeve.

"You said everything you recalled out loud," he said, shrugging as if it was a completely normal thing to do.

"I did… what?" I mumbled, still processing.

"The Marquess raised an important issue. How can we be certain that the whole testimony wasn't prepared in advance? Not to mention that we don't know who the other man from the conversation was!" Judge Connor called out while sending me a look of disdain.

Sariel chuckled as if the judge had said the exact words he wanted him to say.

"Shall we meet him then?" he asked, his face maliciously grinning.

"M-meet who?" Judge Connor muttered as if he had forgotten his previous words.

"The negotiator from Randall D'Apolito's pack, Brian Myers," Sariel announced loudly and snapped his fingers.

On his sign, the door opened, and Mr. Gotha walked in with another man in shackles. I gasped, seeing the same blonde-haired man I saw while recalling the night of the auction. Loud comments arose as Mr. Gotha dragged the prisoner in front of the judges' lodge. Henri Adragna enragedly gritted his teeth. It seemed obvious that he knew exactly who that man was.

Brian Myers didn't seem like he was tortured. There was no serious bruising on his body, and yet he was trembling in fear. I had never seen a werewolf terrified of anything, and this man seemed completely broken. He resembled a weak human. Was he really a werewolf? I tried to sniff his scent, but I felt almost nothing, except for his fearful sweat.

"Introduce yourself!" Mr. Gotha roared at the blonde-haired man.

"I'm… B-Brian Myers… from… from the Southern Woods Pack…" he mumbled.

"Who is your Alpha?" Sariel questioned.

He flinched at the sound of his voice. He acted like a mere coward. I had never met a wolf so stripped of his dignity.

"R-Randall D'Apolito," he mumbled.

agitated murmurs. A smirk of

we really trust Duke Calvet's words?! For me, it looks like he brought another dirty human in front of our Great Council!" Judge Connor spit venom while trying to

I couldn't. I gazed at Sariel, but his expression was even more confident

suppose you've never heard of odorless werewolves?" Sariel sneered, "Among the wolves, there is a special mutation that appears in less than one percent of the werewolf population. Their scents are almost undetectable. Since the

break his chains, but he stood still while feverishly glancing at Mr.

in the flashes of your memory?" Sariel asked

the one negotiating with Thomas Dorwart," I

I opened my mouth, that weak wolf snapped. He jumped

viciously in my direction, "How can you betray your-

was to let all of those vampires know that I was

our precious witness's truthfulness. A call for

process of checking looked like, and I genuinely didn't want my head to be put in the main judge's hands. Her mojo clearly worked like

my brain?!"

he

Your Honor may see for herself if the witness is lying or not," he said

flinched at Sariel's

me… It can't be true, can it?" My thoughts went

resisted, trying to release myself from his grip. Even though I knew my weak muscle power would not

called out, my weak voice hardly reaching his

He dragged me right in

over with it," he

wasn't as eager to test me as everyone else in the room was. She glanced

you certain about it, Duke Calvet?"

then go ahead." His words rang

me, Duke Calvet. You care so little for your employee?" Duke Orseolo chuckled

never jeopardize my life just to prove something

for nothing more than to punish those who betray our kind," he stated calmly, then looked at me, "and she is nothing but a mere human. Do I have

to do. He even hypnotized me and made me dig in my mind to find what he wanted. Now, I was no longer needed, and it looked like this was his way of abandoning

promised…" I muttered softly, forcing Sariel

me or say a word. He just pushed me forward into the hands of the main judge, then walked back to his seat. I

whispered while placing her hands on each side

a single strike that would make me unconscious. I anticipated it coming for long seconds until I heard the female judge gasp. I cautiously opened my eyes. The judge was looking

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