Abominations of the Dire Planet by Joel Jenkins

Author:Joel Jenkins [Jenkins, Joel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781946835062
Publisher: PulpWork Press
Published: 2018-03-23T04:00:00+00:00

“And if Onech isn’t available?” questioned Cray.

“Some of the other judges are less open and unable to comprehend evidence provided in anything other than a traditional way,” admitted Orja.

“And what about Sutos?” questioned Lambrin. “She’s not even within the caverns of Ledgrim legally. Even if she is exonerated of killing Thanrik Thun and a pair of his wives she will be exiled from the city.”

“One of the advantages of being Chief of the High Council,” said Garvey, “is that I have the power to issue temporary writs of habitation for visitors or envoys from foreign tribes. I have done just such a thing and Sutos keeps the writ upon her person.”

“I foresee another problem.” Ntashia sat upright and pushed the plethora of braids back from her face. “We have evidence Hitna Thun was involved in the plot, but we have no evidence that Thanrik Thun or the other two of his wives who Sutos killed were involved in the plot.”

“Thanrik Thun was obviously involved,” rumbled Cray. “After all, it was he sent us to the outpost at Saturnok where Maron was killed.”

“It looks suspicious,” said Ntashia, “and I have no doubt it was his intention for all of you to die there, but in his position on the War Council he sends people to die all the time and it is difficult to prove he had any malign intentions.”

Cray scowled. “I was telling Garvey the same earlier.”

“As it stands,” continued Ntashia, “Sutos has a good chance of being exonerated for killing Hitna Thun, but she might well be thrown into the lava pits for killing Thanrik Thun and the other two of his wives—and then, once Sutos is convicted, Orja will be charged and then likely Garvey, though he knew nothing of it.”

Lambrin listened to this intently and though she was not native to the Muvari she had a keen mind for understanding the intricacies of the tribal laws of her adopted people. “You don’t need to prove his slain wives had anything to do with the assassination plot. Under the law of aegis all you have to do is prove Thanrik Thun was involved in the plotting, then the slaying of his agents, in this case his wives, will be justified under Muvari law.”

“But just how do we do that?” asked Cray.

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