His darkness
His tall frame hovered on my figure, I had to crank my head up to look at him.
I could feel my heart catching a more sped up rhythm, but I stood still and acted as unfazed as I could. Eye to eye. Blue to hazel.
After an abrupt pause, he spoke with such authority and power that almost brought me to my knees.
"I regard this as one of the highest violations, beneath only betrayal and murder, in our law."
I gulped, my lips trembling somewhat. "What are the consequences?"
"Life in the penitentiary, the death penalty, banishment-- "
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