Jolthar watched the captain and pondered what he should do now.
"This is outrageous," Cleora said, her voice rising.
"Jolthar acted on behalf of the people. Rothgard was using villagers as slaves in his mines. He was torturing them, working them to death. The execution was justified and witnessed by Kaezhlar clan representatives."
The captain shifted his weight slightly. "Then that will come out in the investigation, my lady. But I have orders to bring him in for questioning and formal prosecution. The charges have been filed by legitimate parties."
"Legitimate?" Raayani's tone could have frozen water.
"Who filed these charges? Who dares to resurrect accusations from years past?"
"That information will be provided during the official proceedings," the captain replied.
He turned his attention back to Jolthar.
"Will you come peacefully, or do we need to do this the hard way?"
