34: Powers At Play

Her malicious lies dropped with each lie she told and in the ending, Danika stood puzzled and defeated.

Another fit of murmurs shot through the crowd again when the lady who had found a pouch on her untied it and they found it out to be golds.

"I'm so sorry madam! Please punish me! My death won't even be enough to atone for the golds!" The girl wailed some more.

" I don't think this is up to thirty thousand anymore. I'm sure she has spent part of it or possibly hid it somewhere"

" She's such a shameful daughter. Always causing trouble wherever she does"

" Who doesn't know her in this pack? Even her previous pack always complained of her behavior"

Each person had an opinion and that was making Danika. No one even kept quiet to listen to her defense.

" How are you going to repay the golds, Danika!" Nandi's words returned normalcy and silence to the crowd.

" What" Danika muttered. " I stole nothing!"