Unavoidable Conflict

With shared glances, Daliea and Keela both sighed.

Keela asked, "Can you at least tell me what I'm being accused of?"

"You… You're enemies of the state!" shouted the lead woman. "You and your friends have already been called out and there's no going back for you! Just come peacefully and let us get our husbands back!"

"But why are we enemies of the state?"

"I… I don't know. But I do know that if you go to trial and you're innocent, then you'll be fine and I'll get my husband back," reasoned the woman, trying her best to keep things from getting out of hand.

"I'm sorry, but if the state is going to such extremes do you really think she would get a fair trial?" stated Daliea, taking the wind of the woman's sails.

"W-well…"