บท 107: Chapter 106: Mass execution and trial(9/?)

"Accordingly, I have sentenced you to death," Morringan said firmly. As the church members were swiftly taken away, the final stage of the proceedings had been reached.

One by one, sentences of imprisonment, exile, and execution were handed out. Morringan was truly exhausted, though she made sure not to show it. To those present, she wasn't a weary woman but a devil in human form.

Decisions were being made quickly, and even those who had clung to hope were now falling into despair. The opposition within the state was being systematically eliminated, their power dismantled.

"For your alliance with the Church and attempted criminal conspiracy, I sentence you to life imprisonment," Morringan said coldly. As the Morvos Knights dragged the merchant away, silence finally descended upon the courtroom.

Not a single sound could be heard. Morringan sighed deeply. Then she stood and began to pace the now-empty space.