Chapter 15 - Witnesses(1/2)
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As the defending party, Nathanos felt that this was a bit difficult for Baine. The tauren had to endure countless vicious looks in the hall. Tyrande, on the other hand, seemed to have transformed into the goddess of justice in the eyes of everyone, and tried her best to punish Garrosh.
Every charge was fulfilled.
Taran Zhu thought that time was almost up, and he nodded to each other. Only then did Nathanos notice that Tyrande and Baine were each flanked by a member of the Bronze Dragon Legion: a dwarf, and a high elf.
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"Here, I would also like to thank our Bronze Dragon friends on behalf of those who participated in the trial." Zhu Taran said: "With them here, whether they are defenders or prosecutors, their statements will no longer be boring words.
The events we encountered will be presented to us in the form of real scenes.”
There was some commotion in the main hall, and people were curious about what Zhu Talan meant. At this moment, the leader of the Shado-Pan lifted up the black cloth on the table in front of him - there was a black cloth on the table before
The thing covered. It was an hourglass. Nathanos's eyelids moved. The two bronze dragon members looked very proud, and they smiled at the people present. Then the high elf turned his amber eyes to Nathanos.
North, alone, smiled back at him. But the Withered One could feel that there was an indescribable element in his smile towards him.
I saw two dragon clan members walking up to the hourglass. Before they started talking, Nathanos already understood what they were going to do. The bronze dragon called the hourglass the "Phase of Time" and introduced how it works. Simple
In other words, this is a concrete tool that uses magic to display past scenes, but it cannot be used without restraint. Nathanos noticed that there was no fine sand falling from the top of the hourglass. This item has a time limit.
The strange thing is that when Nathanos tried to use the power of time to establish a connection with the hourglass, he was blocked. There is a special power on the hourglass, blocking anyone from prying.
"Both sides can address each other." Zhu Talan said, taking a step back.
Tyrande Whisperwind stood up from her seat and took the lead to walk to where the pandaren was standing just now. In front of the dense crowd, she turned her sharp eyes to Garrosh.
"As the party accusing Garrosh, I thank God for giving this opportunity to righteous people. There is no doubt that Garrosh has committed many crimes, but I think the purpose of this trial is not to make this war maniac realize
How guilty he is. For him, death penalty can only be regarded as the most lenient punishment." Tyrande glared at the orc fiercely, her disgust towards Garrosh already reflected on her face. "We must admit it.
Yes, there are still many people in this world who regard Garrosh as a hero. Some of them are fanatical followers, and some do not fully understand what he did. Therefore, the significance of this trial is to tell the world that Garrosh
Rush is indeed guilty, he is not innocent."
"My task is to provide enough evidence to prove that he committed..."
Nathanos saw the very subtle changes on Tyrande's face. The priestess seemed to want to detail Garrosh's crimes, but this could not be explained in one or two sentences.
"... Countless crimes, and that's not all. I want the world to see that not only did he do a lot of evil, but he also had many horrific acts that he never committed."
Tyrande finished her speech, bowed to the four gods again, and then returned to her seat gracefully.
Next it was the defender's turn to speak. Baine's figure looked more imposing than Tyrande, and the sound of his hooves echoed in the hall. He walked slowly and solemnly bowed to the gods.
Then he turned to face Garrosh. The tauren didn't speak at first. He stared at the orc's face, frowning as if he was asking himself, should this guy really have a chance to be defended? Then, Baine began.
Although he knew that many people present would not like what he said.
"I am the son of Cairne Bloodhoof. I believe everyone here knows that Garrosh killed my father, but I still stood up to defend him. This is not an order from the chief, this is out of my personal
Will. Because I, and the entire tribe, hope that the justice of this trial will be absolutely fair, without any emotions involved, and the results will be judged based on objective facts. Rather than satisfying the desire of most people for revenge. I believe that based solely on
The 'facts' he saw and heard made Garrosh bear the relevant charges, not justice, but revenge. Even if Garrosh was punished in the end, it would not satisfy everyone. Those who wanted to take revenge on him would
Turning the blame on his people is absolutely unacceptable."
Although there was no applause in the hall, Nathanos felt the desire of the people around him to cheer. He couldn't help but smile, and glanced at Tyrande on the other side. Something appeared on the forehead of the priestess.
Wrinkles. Apparently she completely underestimated Baine's abilities. Nathanos wanted to ask her if she knew how incompetent she was.
"Just now, Ms. Tyrande mentioned the significance of this trial. I also have my own humble opinion. I think this trial is looking for a conclusion. A conclusion that will be recognized by everyone, not just us, but also people of future generations.
.The conclusion is very simple, that is, the result of Garrosh's trial was based on reason and careful consideration, and was true justice."
After bowing again, Bain returned to his seat. Silence remained in the hall. After a minute, Taran Zhu returned to his previous position and turned to Tyrande.
"Ms. Tyrande, please bring your first witness to the stand."
The priestess nodded. "My first witness... To be honest, he is surprising, but his testimony is absolutely credible, and it points directly to Garrosh's sin and hypocrisy. In court, this witness's name is
Kromgar, he used to be an important general under Garrosh."
It finally came. Nathanos was not surprised. He just didn't expect that Cromgar would be the first to appear in court. But this also shows that Tyrande wanted to suppress the trial at once and completely break Garr's mind.
Rush's life.
At the same time, some voices of discussion slowly emerged in the hall, and some people began to wonder whether it was Nathanos who asked Cromgar to be a witness.
The Withered One ignored these voices and just waited quietly for Kromgar to come up from behind and sit on the witness stand. During this process, he did not hide his vicious eyes. The target of his gaze was naturally Gar.
Rush. When he remembered what he was here for, he turned around, but after seeing Nathanos, his expression became much calmer. This calmness came from the fact that he knew that he had
Will usher in the punishment of the withered one.
"Krom'gar." Taran Zhu asked the undead orc to divert his attention. The pandaren's eyes glanced back and forth between him and Nathanos. Before Tyrande began to ask questions, the witness must be reminded of some rules. "As a result.
Witnesses can only tell the truth. The so-called facts mean that they do not deliberately fabricate, exaggerate, or make things out of thin air. Everything you say can only be what you have seen, rather than being coerced or ordered. You can
Take an oath?"
"I can." Cromgar replied. A smile appeared on his lips, and he looked confident as if he was telling everyone: Without any modification, the facts I know can kill Garrosh.
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Taran Zhu nodded, indicating that Tyrande could begin.
"Please introduce yourself and introduce yourself in detail." Tyrande said loudly.
"My name is Kromgar. I was a tribal king during my lifetime."
"King? This is a higher-level title than high-level warlord." Tyrande raised an eyebrow, "When did you obtain such a status?"
"Not long after Deathwing broke out of the Maelstrom, I was promoted."
"That is, the period of the Cataclysm?"
Cromgar nodded.
"As we all know, Garrosh was already the chieftain of the Horde at that time."
"Yes."
"What happened after that? What happened after you were promoted to tribal king?" Tyrande asked while winking at the bronze dragon dwarf to let her get ready.
"Garrosh asked me to form a large army and march to the Stonetalon Mountains. My mission is to make that land completely the territory of the Horde." Cromgar said every word, his voice loud and clear.
"As we all know, the Stonetalon Mountains are the holy land where the Alliance and the Horde allied to deal with the Burning Legion." Tyrande began to pace back and forth, arms folded across his chest, and asked thoughtfully: "Why did Garrosh suddenly order an attack there?
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"At that time, he had just become the chief, and Cairn Bloodhoof died in his hands. There were many voices questioning him in the tribe, so he wanted to establish his own prestige and consolidate his rule, so...
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Almost as soon as Nathanos had a premonition that Baine was about to retort, the tauren actually stood up.
Bain stood up suddenly and said loudly: "I have objections to this."
Zhu Taran immediately raised his hand to signal Kromgar to stop speaking. "Please state your problem, defender."
"I would like to ask the witness, what you just explained about the reasons for Garrosh's military action in the Stonetalon Mountains was said by him himself, or was it your personal conjecture?"
Surprise flashed across Kromgar's face. He opened his mouth slightly, but didn't say a word. But everyone was waiting for his answer.
"This is my personal guess, but Garrosh would never tell others what he really thinks."
Tyrande's face turned slightly red.
"I'm reminding you once, not only to you, Cromgar, but also to you, Ms. Yufeng." Zhu Talan's unceremonious voice could only feel the accusation. "For witnesses, only relevant simple facts need to be stated.
The truth. And the accuser’s questions should not lead the witness into thinking misunderstandings.”
"I understand, Fa She."
"Change your question, madam." Zhu Talan said.
Tyrande reorganized her thoughts and faced the witness. The focus of her questions gradually shifted from Garrosh to Cromgar himself. "We can all see that you are an orc, but we all know that you no longer belong to that group.
Race. Can you tell us what happened to you?"
This must have been discussed in advance between Tyrande and Cromgar. Baine, who was sitting at the defense table, judged that Nathanos also had the same view as him. Cromgar's past was not glorious.
, but at this moment he said it without feeling ashamed.
"In the Stonetalon Mountains, I leveled a village with a highly lethal bomb. The people in the village were all druid apprentices and were unarmed."
Everyone in the auditorium became agitated. The eye-popping truth made the eyes of the gods fluctuate.
"Did you know that the people in that castle were unarmed? Why did you do this?"
"Of course I know." Cromgar nodded, "As for the reason for doing this, it is very simple. I am a soldier, and it is my duty to obey orders."
"Obey orders?" Tyrande repeated these four words in an exaggerated tone. "As far as I know, the king of the tribe only obeys the orders of the chief. In other words, Garrosh asked you to do this?"
"Yes."
The moment finally arrived. Tyrande cleverly led the conversation to Garrosh. The priestess took another look at the dwarf bronze dragon, who was already ready.
"In court, please allow me to demonstrate the scene that Kromgar described."
Zhu Taran nodded.
To be continued...