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Warning: Mention of child abuse and a rape scene. I struggled with keeping this scene, but I thought it is necessary. You can skip that section if you are not comfortable.
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Prince Alaric was very decisive, and his actions were swift.
That very afternoon, the magistrate and his bailiff were arrested and presented as the accused in the very same courtroom where he used to deal with crimes and disputes as the judge.
"The magistrate accepted bribes and sentenced to death my friend who beat and castrated an official who raped his two teenage daughters." A middle-aged merchant was the first to step forward to testify. He was happy that, finally, justice would be served for the unjust death of his friend.
