Broken Orders
Dallas‘ p.o.v.
We will do one more trial today. Well, actually, it is more of a sentencing.
None of the Elders or other Shifters present is involved with finding anyone guilty or not; their sole purpose is to tell us what the punishment should be.
“This will take a few hours, so I will allow you all to contact your Packs after this is over to inform them that it will be at least a day longer before you can return home. Tomorrow, we will discuss another trial that we need your help with, the sentencing.” Uncle Vaughn says.
Charna chuckles when we can see but not hear their annoyance with this announcement.
“Quinlan, we are definitely going to keep this as a part of our dealings with Elders and Alphas.” Chama says through the mind–link. This will make everything much easier when dealing with whatever life throws our way in the future.
“As you have noticed, the Throne Room is closed off. By the time this is over, every Pack in this Kingdom will be on probation. Every Pack will be thoroughly checked and the more you have bend or broken a law during your reign, the longer you will be on probation.
The Royals will be ruling this Kingdom once again and everything will be restored to the old ways. The way things were before Irvine decided that he and a few other Elders needed or deserved a lot more power.” Uncle Vaughn says.
With the order still in place, no one is able to object to his statement and they can’t object to the following statement that Uncle Vaughn is giving.
“If we discover that you have broken or bent too many of our laws, you will be replaced as the leadership of your Pack. I will not tolerate any more disrespect to the Throne or the Royal family.” Uncle Vaughn
says.
“Elder Dawn, Irvine and Jeff.” Quinlan says before he calls out the names of the other Elders and their families who will face their doom today.
Three families are called to the front, but we know that one family is missing. None of Elder Zane’s family members, who are still alive, had anything to do with the allegations the others are facing today.
“They are accused of betraying the Royal family and the Shifters in this Kingdom. When my Great Grandfather had to take over at the age of sixteen, three Elders would help him rule the Kingdom until his training was complete.” Quinlan says.
He explains that another family was also involved, but that the involvement stopped with Elder Zane’s Father.
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“They kept a lot of information hidden from my Great Grandfather and even reprinted books to make it look as if their teachings were correct. They used the Servants against us, making it easy for some of the Alphas to break and bend rules. This stopped during our last meeting.” Quinlan says.
We take turns sharing with them what these Elders and their families did, from spying on the Royal family in more ways than one to denying every Shifter in the Kingdom protection.
“This morning, the former Guardians went to every Pack in the Kingdom and handed out a summary of all the changes we are making. No one can stop a Shifter from seeking justice and we will look at every complaint.” I say.
“We have shown you enough evidence to convict and sentence these Elders and their families. You will
render the punishment for their crimes as you have done before.” Quinlan states.
This time, we need to take a closer look at the cards being held up, as we can see all three colors.
Yellow wins with a few cards of Green, but neither color has enough votes to beat Red. The majority is holding up the Red card and it doesn’t surprise me that those holding it aren’t high–ranking Shifters.
“Alpha Leon, can you explain why you are holding up the Green card?” Quinlan asks.
“These Elders tried to do what they thought was best for this Kingdom. Your Great Grandfather wasn’t trained enough to deal with the responsibility and this Kingdom has done well for itself since.” Alpha
Leon says.
I don’t understand why someone would condone breaking the law, but then again, Alpha Leon wanted to
break the law himself.
“Luna Pearl, can you explain your choice?” Quinlan asks and she gets up with a smirk on her face.
“Your Highness, I have been to many Packs in my years as a Luna and I have seen how they treat their Pack–members and how they interpret the laws. If these Elders hadn’t been caught, some of these Packs would likely continue to mistreat others.
These Elders are guilty of the most heinous crime you can think of. Treason. It is the only word for what they did and treason is only punishable with death.” Luna Pearl says.
We ask one Shifter of each rank to explain their decision, and I have to smile at some of the answers, but it doesn’t change the final result. The Red cards outnumber the other two, and their sentence is not negotiable.
“We have one more family member of Elder Dawn’s family we need to discuss.” I say as Tammy gets escorted into the Throne Room.
We recount the events that led to her imprisonment and ask them to hold up their cards again. This time, the Green card has a different punishment: life in Silent Grove Pack. It shouldn’t surprise you that almost
held the Green one, but a few didn’t vote at all. everyone up
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An Alpha who had been on Elder Dawn’s side for a very long time, he and his leadership didn’t vote.
Uncle Vaughn strips every Elder involved of their title before he sentences them to death. Guardians guide them out of the Throne Room; they will be spending the night in the dungeons.
“You will be shown to your rooms by the Guardians. They will stay in the guest wing with you and 1 don’t want to hear anything about misbehavior toward anyone. Alphas, you can call home and inform your Gamma or Beta that you will return home later than planned.” Uncle Vaughn says.
He looks a little disappointed when he breaks the orders he gave them. Most of them stay quiet after the orders are broken and quietly follow the Guardians to their rooms.
We will spend the rest of the day in our private wing, preparing ourselves for the shitshow we’ll face in the morning.
