Chapter 16

Charity was a tall, thin, but strong being. Her long gray hair and the lines on her face illustrated the time she had spent in all her lives and her existence in the realm. She was a wise and patient being but had no tolerance for cruelty and manipulation.

Warrick would not look at her, and he ignored her question.

“Very well then, Warrick, you can maintain your silence. In the meantime, you will not harm any guide here in the realm or anywhere else. If Caius has truly broken the laws in the way of the humans, then he will stand trial for those accusations, but he will not be punished for anything that you may personally have against him. I have stood by for years and overlooked your ways, and the time has come for it to be stopped. We will see Chance and Farrah, and we will be doing a little investigating of our own. You know the unspoken law.... Its two to one on this one, and you do not hold that majority. You will stay here until Caius returns for trial.”