CHAPTER 43**********"Poison in the Well"Rex’s POV I sat rigid in my seat, bracing myself as another day of petitions stretched before me. Faces blurred together after a while—grief, complaints, desperation—each one heavier than the last.“Next,” I called out.Even my own voice sounded exhausted.“Good afternoon, Luna.”The greeting came from an elderly woman, no younger than seventy. Her back was slightly bent, her hands trembling as she clutched a small, worn bag to her chest. My eyes were immediately drawn to it. Something about the way she held it—too tight, too protective—made my spine straighten.“What can we help you with today?” I asked, forcing a polite smile.But there was something off about her.Something I couldn’t quite place.Without a word, she reached into the bag and pulled out a folded piece of cloth.The moment it was exposed, a foul stench flooded the room.It was sharp, suffocating—rotting and bitter. Instinctively, murmurs broke out around the courtroom as s
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