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How To Deliver Justice (with KiraMusani

Kenna rubbed her face with both hands. "He knows she is a knight. He even called her hero." Her voice cracked as clearly her heart broke. "Ethel. Seeing those injuries, Calla's lucky to be alive, little along running around demanding to be put to work. It just went from Aggravated Assault With a Deadly Weapon to Attempted Murder." She shook her head. "That's life right there. Ethel, as a friend to the Rhys family, which is just me, Ruby and this unborn... If he won't listen, do what you must to prevent a Regicide. Remember, with the two attempts on you, and the combined other assault charges, against Sapphire and Ruby... That's three life sentences. Attempting to kill Calla is four. Three I might have pulled the trigger on the catapult, but four. All that can be proven?"

She sighed and lowered her head. "If he doesn't want to listen, even explaining he's already got the three life sentences, four counting all assaults put together. You have my permission to take his head. I don't want to see proof, just tell me you had to." She took a deep breath, and said the one thing Ethel needed to hear from Kenna to make her sentencing of Dom official and on record. "Thus I have spoken."
 
Ethel nodded and placed a hand on her shoulder.
"I know that was not easy for you, but you did the right thing. And I promise, I'll try my best to get through to him, I would rather not need take the life of my mothers oldest living friend" She replied before taking a deep breath and leaving, making her way down to Dom.
 
Kenna couldn't help but smirk. "I'm a few years older than Dom, besides, I think her oldest friend would be Sir Gandalf, who to my knowledge isn't some ancient wizard, but is about the age of Gregor." She rolled her eyes dramatically. "Your point is still made, I too, hope you get through to him. For Ruby and the unborn sakes."
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Down in the dungeon, Sunrise was with King Gregor who was having another tete-a-tete with his brother. "Sigmund, I have yet to speak to Amethyst and Olivia, but the allegations I have already heard, including from Cornwall regarding the hanging of the life size dolls of Robin Hood and Crimson Avenger as threats to the villagers, and Calla and my own experiences with you is enough for you to hang by your neck until dead."

"What about Avenger's crimes, eh, brother? She should hang as well." Igthorne sneered.

"What charge worthy of death is there against her?" Gregor asked raising an eyebrow. Igthorne stayed silent, because he knew every charge he could name would have Self Defense, or Defense of Others as Avenger's out. Gregor nodded, "That's what I thought. Kenna wants her for her knights, which would exile her from England. That's punishment enough, wouldn't you say? After all, all her supposed crimes are from stopping you and your treachery."

"Alleged treachery." Igthorne corrected, although most had already been proven.

Sunrise noticed Ethel. "I take Kenna has made a decision? You are to speak with Dom?" If Ethel had anything to add regarding Igthorne's crimes, including seeking the heads of Aurora for being a medical professional and Clair for being an inventor, now would be the time to tell Gregor in the presence of Igthorne.

She would be able to address Dom next, as Sunrise unlocked the cell door, but not Dom's chains.
 
Ethel nodded.
"Right of course, but yes, still an old friend and of course your own connections"

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Ethel had heard them as she was walking by.
"Yes, I am to speak with Dom, and make an assessment on how we move forward with his... treatment. As for this man, don't forget his attempted murder of both the Doctor and the Inventor through hiring my mother to kill them. Hello Igathorne" She teased

As she approached Dom she spoke more quietly.
"Hey, so why don't you explain to me what exactly happened out there?"
 
Gregor looked at Ethel for a moment, before looking at Igthorne. "She brings up a valid point. The woman much taller than every member of court and a bit older did tell us early on that. That's two more counts, this time of Conspiracy to Commit Murder. Hiring a hired sword is also a charge since it has just been proven you had ill intent. And a student doctor, at the time, who never did anything to you, just because she was associated with Avenger. The same goes for the inventor, death by association, brother? Really?"

Gregor shook his head, "This was the last cordial visit, next time we meet, it'll be the throne room, Sigmund, for your very public trial." He left, but not before saying, "Throne room when you're finished, Ethel, for your report on our other guest. Please."

"That's grudge territory, Sire." Sunrise said after a moment's pause, walking with the king as far as the other cell and Ethel.
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Dom just looked at Ethel. "I'm attacked for talking to my daughter and you ask ME what happened?! "

Sunrise came over and stood just behind Ethel (depending exactly where she was standing). "As I recall that situation, Dominic, you hoisted her off the ground by a good 20 centimetres and ordered her to invent sails for a quicker Navy. You also took away the last of her court season that Kenna overthrew immediately."

Dom yanked against his chains, face turning red, "She's a princess and playing around with toys, or rather inventing toys! She's 16 years old! She needs to put away childish things and focus on bettering the country she's going to be leading! And that means the Navy, if she's going to go around inventing things!"

Sunrise looked questioningly at Ethel. "Communication devices are toys? Are you hearing this?"

Dom yanked against the chains in annoyance. "They are if you sound like a flippin' bird talking through them! Those need to go back to the drawing board, but after improving the means of defending ourselves from the enemy!"
 
Ethel nodded to Gregor and walked away from Igthorn to head to Dom's cell.

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Ethel raised an eyebrow.
"Like Sunrise said, you weren't 'attacked' for 'talking' with your daughter. You were apprehended for assaulting her.

"And as for her invention, she wanted to make a device so you and your wife could talk when away from each other, not a toy to play with! And if you can't see the obvious advantage that instantaneous information traveling from Frontline to backline will be for defences, then you have certainly lost your head for war." She took a deep breath.

"Yes you sound a bit silly in them, the when the message would be, send backup to gate C, then the message is more important then the voice. Besides imagine how it will benefit ships at sea if they can send and revive information through these things, declarations of peace, other ships spotted in your seas to warn the land about." She crossed her arms.
 
Dom made a grimace. He hadn't thought of that, but he wasn't going to tell Ethel's daughter (his assumption) that. "Still seems more like a toy to me. There's no guarantee it'll reach the other ship unless it's almost on top of the other. And how close to land do you have to be, to get a message from shore to ship?" He raised an eyebrow for effect. "I, and most other men, don't need wives or consorts nagging us not to forget such and such at the market. Servants have their lists. They don't need reminded either."

That's not the point of the communication devices, it's just one of the benefits of them. However he had a point, otherwise, but it was woefully misplaced. Besides, he wasn't acting sorry for scaring his own flesh and blood daughter, princess or not, who right now hoped the 'turning into dragon' ability has passed her by.

"So then .. Where does that put you, spawn of Ethel?" He asked, smirking because he thought it would force Ethel to have to return to Kenna with questions, when nothing was farther from the truth. There was the factor of Kenna's unborn child to consider, now.
 
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