My eyes widened as I realized it was my turn to speak. My palms became sweaty. This was it. The moment to speak my truth and hope not to die like some useless peasant.
I breathed in "I didn't destroy the onyx. I don't even know what it looks like and up until a second ago I had no idea what it....."
Number six hissed "you have derailed human. Answer the question."
"And do not lie. We can always tell" number seven cautioned, his eyes pinning me down.
"It would've been better if she was oblivious to that fact. I would've loved to see what she might have said instead. Human and lies. Lies and humans." number four said with a slight grin.
"Tis too late now" number seven replied a bit too hasty.
The hall became silent again.
Simultaneously, like a remote controlled robot, they all said "
