Every word Nora spoke in the Moon Temple had been transmitted to the Council.Three days later, she heard the final ruling from a high-security silver chamber. Her charges included attempted murder, repeated drugging and attacks, assaulting a healer, escaping custody, and making another attempt on my life.Each charge was supported by recordings, medical tests, or her confession at the temple.“The Council finds that Nora Hale possessed full judgment during the attacks. Her wolf disorder requires treatment, but it does not remove responsibility for deliberate violence.”She received lifetime confinement in the northern secure treatment district, with a medical review every three years and no unauthorized contact with victims.Nora asked only one question.“Will Father come to see me leave?”Father sat in the gallery without looking up.Nora’s healer admitted that Father had pressured him to describe targeted attacks as unconscious episodes. His license was revoked, and he would face tr
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