58. The Verdict

Zaikai

‘Bring Laelia Quattrucci to the stand,’ my father commands the guards as they unbolts the chain on the floor which has kept her secured as the guard drags Laelia across the room it causes the pins to dig into her skin, blood drips from her neck, wrists and ankles, she stumbles a few times as she makes her way across. Once seated the guards re-bolt her to the floor, she looks towards my brother a softness around her eyes as she gazes at him, he gives a wink which causes a small smile to form before it swiftly disappears.

She looks towards me seeing Zelda on my lap her eyes now cold and full of hate. I pull Zelda closer to me not wanting her to feel afraid. Magana watches his daughter his eyes cold despite the sadness that forms around them. My father gets up from the stand and moves closer to Laelia, he needs her to look him dead in the eyes for his glamour to work. It’s hypnotic from what I have read, it forces the other person to reveal their darkest secrets if they refuse a