The accusation rang through the air like a gunshot, and the silence that followed was a fragile thing waiting to shatter, or for Gwendoline to refute it. Not that she could have done so convincingly, not in the presence of two wolves, so she didn't even try. Instead she held up a hand to send out a flare of green magic, but Maxwell's eyes lit up in furious response. In an instant, silver chains sprung from an array at the woman's feet and lashed her to the ground, tying her arms behind her back.
"You will stand trial for what you've said here tonight," the lord intoned coldly, and then his voice turned melancholic. "As will I..."
From a few feet away, Adam let out a pained whimper, and Maxwell's attention instantly snapped over to the wolf. Tumbling away from Alios, he stumbled over to
