In the morning, the town comes back to life. Birds crow overhead, a snake nearby hisses, a lingering coyote dips behind a shop before disappearing into the wild. It's a frightening contrast to the stillness of yesterday but it doesn't mean it's over yet. After all, today is the trial.
The Sheriff stands on the porch of the Town Hall and brings his hand up to his mouth to let out a whistle. He'll thumb back to the Hall behind him and very clearly state --
"Trial time, folks. Get in here and figure out who did it."
And then he'll turn to leave before pausing and adding on,
"Bring a snack or somethin' too.
The Town Hall is set up more like a court house, a Judge's bench at the front but instead of at center, it's off to the side as if more for observation than participation. There's a table at the front of the room already holding a small box and a pad of papers and pen, for voting apparently. A side room containing only a metal gurney is next and today it's obvious why there's a gurney there at all with the corpse, resting right on top of it. Aside from that, there are rows for everyone to take a seat and it's only after everyone is inside and settled, that the doors close and the Sheriff speaks.
"Well, have at it. You've got till nine."
And then, he points to a clock on the wall that reads 12:00. Good luck.
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robowest2017-02-04 12:00 pm
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[Although he reserves his right to keep some secrets by omitting them, of course. Would this...be useful for the trial? Tarvek doesn't think it is, but if it helps dispel any suspicions on him then it's good]
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I won't go into a lot of details regarding the story of my family, but I'm a direct descendant of the Storm King. The Sturmvoraus family, as well as other families, are cooperating together to decide who'll take the crown, and we all as well as several other influential powers formed an organized group of people with the goal of dismantling the actual ruling family's empire over Europe.
[He sounds completely serious about it all]
It's not a mere kingdom. It's a continent to be freed from a despot baron's ruling. Needless to say it's not an easy task, but it's underway.
[It's a bit of a cleaned-up version of the many conspiracies and problems the Storm King's legacy and crown are going through, but it isn't like Tarvek is willing to tell a lot about it all. The circumstances regarding the Other's actions don't seem to be relevant to the story, at least in Tarvek's opinion. That part is...not something he's happy with. Thank you very much, Tarvek's father, that's not a pleasant part of his family history]
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[He does believe he's a vital component in any of that, that's for sure]
It isn't like my death would stop it all, but it'd make everything much more difficult.
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[Tarvek crosse his arms]
Besides if I killed someone, I'd be putting myself at risk of being caught and executed. I consider myself clever, but I don't think so badly of everyone here as to imagine I'd get away with murder.
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