Past Transgressions Part I  

Red Raven fared even worse than either Black Howler or Ath3na. The orphan teenager from Rio de Janeiro had spent half his life running from foster homes and orphanages while the other half was spent dodging the police. Thief, burglar, counterfeit goods peddler, drug mule, and child informant for the cartels — if it had a name then this player had done it all. And each one of his crimes was laid out before the Scales of Judgment and his fellow Luminaries, filling the left-side scale with far too many blue feathers and shifting the balance toward punishment. 

"You've been very prolific," Ada commented. 

"I'm surprised you haven't killed anyone yet given your background," Zhuge Liang added. 

Shakespeare was nodding his head in agreement while spouting a rhyme no one was inclined to listen to as everyone, from the judges to his team, was looking back at Red Raven with shock and awe appearing on their faces.