Hell Town
Chapter 10
Sara's POV
"So, you're trying to tell me that a soldier raped you. Where the fuck is the son of a bitch! I'll kill him!"
"Setsuna, we're in prison awaiting our execution. There's nothing either one of us can do now."
I wish we could just have the trial and get it over with. I wonder if we'll be tortured. I wonder how we'll die. Drowning, if we're lucky, but they'll most likely burn us at the stake. If only there was a way Sevothtarte could lose his war and everyone would be free again.
"Setsuna, I wanna die next to you at our execution."
"It seems we won't be making the decision about that."
"Hey! You two! Get up! You are to come with us. Your trial will begin momentarily."
As soon as I entered the courtroom, I felt extremely intimidated. Sevothtarte, of course, was to be the judge, and that, in itself, was terrifying. Juries were outlawed a good while ago. Sevothtarte's twelve advisors, his "high council," sat at the tables on either side of him. This would become known as one of our town's biggest trials. Usually only two or three council members are asked to be present, but, since Setsuna and I had committed such a serious crime, all twelve men would be there to observe. The bald one on the left spoke to me first.
"Sara Mudou, do you swear in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit to tell the complete and unchanged truth?"
"I do."
"So, Sara Mudou, is it true that you have intimate feelings for your brother, Setsuna Mudou?"
"Yes."
"And is it true, Sara Mudou, that you and your brother have had sexual interactions?"
"No, he's never known about my feelings for him. It was my secret."
I saw Setsuna's questioning look, but I had to lie. Now, everyone knows of my feelings, but maybe Setsuna can be saved.
