The Judicial Court was housed in a separate hall within the Supreme Council. Today's chief justice was an elderly judge with sixty years of judicial experience, held in the highest esteem among his peers.
The chief justice was renowned for his impartiality. Even when cases involved top-ranking nobles, he handled them strictly according to the law.
Having this chief justice preside over the case would leave the War God Temple with nothing to say.
Because today's case was rather special, four other judges sat beside the chief justice, forming a judicial panel. The final verdict would be reached jointly by the panel.
The Judicial Court was a special department of the Supreme Council, possessing strict independence. It accepted no orders, not even from the Speaker.
"Lord Ludwig has arrived!"
"Speaker Gould of the Supreme Council has arrived!"
"Archbishop McIntyre of the War God Temple has arrived!"
As announcement after announcement rang out, one important figure after another appeared, making the nobles watching the live broadcast through the Illusion magic array in the square feel that the trip had been worthwhile.
Archbishop McIntyre entered the Judicial Court amid the announcement. He had originally not wanted to come, but this matter concerned the War God Temple's reputation. If a priest were found guilty, the War God Temple would become the first temple in history to have one of its priests convicted by a noble Judicial Court.
Being the first in this regard was hardly a good thing. As archbishop, he too would be recorded in history in this fashion.
Archbishop McIntyre had come to the Judicial Court in person precisely to put pressure on the judicial panel.
Unfortunately, the other four major temples had not come. Otherwise, they might have been able to cancel this trial outright.
"Look, that's the archbishop