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The “trial” would be conducted in the basement of a large manor house that the militia was using as a base of operations. It was one of the oldest structures in Denabria, a home that had been built long before Leyria discovered the secrets of space travel. The cellar had concrete walls and a wooden wine rack that must have held at least a hundred bottles. The only sign of modern technology was the house’s computer core, which was located in a white, duroplastic box in the corner.
Her hosts had set up a few dozen metal, folding chairs, positioning them in haphazard rows, all facing a white, plastic table. Anna assumed that was where the “arbiters” would sit. She had no idea what they planned to do for a jury; in all likelihood, they would choose members of their own militia for that ro
