4 The Trial (ch4)

Eric Barkly, the clan head of the wolf clan looked extremely enraged and flustered.

"Are your tiny half-assed family trying to malign us, glorious Wolf clan? On what basis are you accusing us?" After dragging the trial for more than two months Eric was adamant in his belief that Dragon-Snake family had al their shreds of evidence rotten.

"Do you know that baseless slander is punishable? Or who do you take the king for? Are you ready for consequences of offending both us and the royalty?"

Boris Drakonen just snorted:" You sure can bark, old dog! You even dare to drag the royalty in your brainless rumbling, I wonder what do you not dare to do then? As for the facts, well we have our means to bypass your little schemes. Your Majesty, by Your will, let me ask my confidant to bring the evidence to the court."

"You may" Richards reply was short, as he was sick from the Barklys farce.

"Leto drag the Cerberus in!" Boris coldly laughed.

The look of confusion was plastered on every face in high court. That was until Leto dragged the trident*1 with three heads on each of its three dentes and one head hanging on the rope strapped to the middle" teeth".

Under the loud gasps of astonishment Lord Boris straightened his back and boomed with laughter: " Your lordship Eric, I wish you can recognize these little pests faces? Cause if not your family would be really upset as we would be forced to feed their bodies to the homeless dogs!"

Naturally, the heads impaled on the trident were the heads of the four level 9 warriors of Wolf Clan.

" Audacity, how dare you! " Eric paled and turned purple in anger.

" I dare I do indeed dare to hang these shity trophies." Boris didn't let him continue.

"Oh and look at what else we've got, Bene Jessica if you please!" As he called several warriors, accompanied by Lady Jessica, went in while holding the stake with the horrifying figure which came directly from an anatomy book.

"We called this respected elder" Mundo" as we do not know what his original name was. " Boris was indeed ruthless, as he asked to first dismember and then stitch the elder up while putting his skin, organs, and blood in different boxes and tubes. What hung on the stake was the figure with only its face intact, while each and every muscle, cartilage, tendon, and joint were taken apart and then stitched together and then preserved with some mysterious solutions.

"I wonder if we should make a golem out of him, he looks quite promising," Jessica called out with her crisp voice. When everyone heard her they involuntarily relaxed and felt refreshed before the realization of what she said down on them, and then they shuddered. After all, there were no ex Bene and each and every Bene were freaks.

Even the King sucked cold air as he watched the scene. He expected Dragon-Snake family to others some clues and bits of evidence but seeing one clan elder and four high classed warriors of the Wolf clan he was shocked. What shocked him more was the demonic performance by this seemingly angelic duo.

Looking at the elders face Eric couldn't help but step back, as his hands trembled. Now his daughter's greed got their clan good. This elder was quite known in the kingdom as one of the punishment department elders of the Wolf clan. What a joke it was for him to be punished himself.

"Do you have something to add respected lord Eric?" Lord of Drakonens was not the figure to trifle with.

"Our family doesn't intend to stir the trouble for the kingdom, so simple renumiretion would suffice. Let's say 5000 diamond coins would be a good deal." Boris continued not letting anyone say a word. He not only intended to cut the Wolf family flesh but to slap their thick faces to.

"Oh, and if your family can't afford it - just leave Mr. Mundo with us, and we will directly cut your debt down to 1000 diamond coins. You don't have to answer right away just deliver the news and the money to the king's Justice Department. We don't want anyone to accuse us of being dishonest and cunning, after all, who can lye before the King? " The last words resounded as if they froze in the air making Edwards breath uneven and the king's eyes to narrow.

"If you are not cunning, then who is." Richard thought but did say something else aloud: "This King agrees with the conditions of the Piece treaty. Moreover, for disrespecting the King one of the Iron mines your Wolf clan poses will be given back to the country, Snake family will receive remuneration of 10% income from that mine."

Through the whole process, Eric just wanted to cry and hit the floor as he had nothing to object this cruel outcome with. He understood that the last move of the King was not only the punishment but saved his Wolf clan from the Snake clans the main family, not giving them chance to kick the lying dog.

"I agree, Your Majesty." Barkly had nothing else to say.

"Then We declare that the trial is over. Eric Barkly your family has a month to give a response to Boris Drakonen and his family demands, and three month time to fulfill the agreement." King didn't want the Wolf clan to be pushed too hard, so there would be no lasting hate between royalty and Wolfs. Eric and Boris naturally understood this point as well.

" Thank you Your Majesty! " lord Boris knew that pushing any further could backfire at him, so he just bowed to the decision of the High King.

"Dismissed!" As the king's voice resounded everyone in the hall followed the to exit Doors that were now opened.