The formal indictment was submitted to the Council Court, and the case was immediately accepted.The charges were undeniable. The old couple had abandoned and abused their own daughter, nearly costing my life.On the day of trial, Margaret sat beside me at the prosecution’s table.The chief of justice delivered the verdict with solemn authority, “The defendants, leaders of the Silvermoon Pack, stand guilty of abandonment and abuse. Their leadership is revoked, and they're sentenced to five years in prison.“Emma, for the crimes of using forbidden black magic, malicious assault, and selling pack secrets to an enemy faction, is sentenced to ten years of imprisonment. She'll also be permanently barred from entering the core circles of any pack.”As the gavel struck, all three crumpled to the ground, sobbing as they clung to one another.Three days after the sentence was carried out, Margaret and I went to the prison.Behind the reinforced silver bars, my mother’s face was drenched
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