"Even for murder?" The General's jaw tightened.
"Especially for murder," the head of the ten-school council answered again, lifting his eyes so he was looking at the general from under his eyebrows.
The chamber fell silent, and this time the silence held something in it. Just one wrong word and the whole thing could go up in flames.
"You're saying he walks free?" The Guild elder leaned forward and broke the silence yet again
"No." The Grand Marshal's voice hardened. "He continues his training." A ripple of disbelief spread across the room. The General stepped from his seat and rounded the podium he had been sitting behind, abandoning his seat at the centre.
"This is outrageous," he said, his hand resting on the hilt of the sword strapped to his side.
"Bring me evidence." The head of the ten schools council turned toward him. His gaze was even colder now. "Not anger. No suspicion." He gestured toward Sagiri. "Evidence."
