Chapter 333
"I made myself clear. I am here to defend him, and I have all the evidence to prove his innocence."
The man opened his mouth to speak, to try to twist the narrative again, but before a word could escape, Clara stepped forward.
Sincerely, I knew people were vile, selfish filth. But today, I realized just how much I had underestimated them. They all came here acting like victims, trying to shove their guilt onto another.
Her calm, cold gaze swept across the courtroom and landed on the first hero who had accused Ronan—the one claiming his guild had been wiped out.
"You said your guild was destroyed," Clara said quietly, cutting through the tension, "yet you weren't even a proper member yourself."
The man sputtered, "That's not true!"
Clara raised a single finger, asking a simple question. "How many guild members did your guild have?"
The man froze, swallowed, then muttered, "Forty."
