Vern
"The head of the Lao clan wanted to speak to you as the queen permitted him."
"He can meet me when I meet other dragons."
"Her majesty....."
"My mother is being biased, Ri. This matter cannot be taken lightly."
"But..."
"Ri you have always protected me since my childhood. I have always respected you as an older brother. Please handle mum for now."
“You are overestimating my abilities Vern.”
“No. I trust you.”
Ri left and I knew that he’d calm my mother down. Ri was my trusted ally, friend and mentor. He was the only one close to me, whom my mother gave some face to. What Liang and her cousin had done was not pardonable.
Yet, I knew that the Lao clan must have already bribed those in the jury to let them off with the lightest possible sentence. It was quite frustrating that
