The Trial Opens

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POV: Callum Brennan Location: Supernatural Court, Beneath Old Bailey Time: Trial Day One The supernatural courtroom is three levels beneath the Old Bailey. To humans above us, this is just basement storage. To supernaturals, this is where justice happens. Or what passes for justice in our world. The courtroom looks like it was built in the Victorian era and never updated. Dark wood paneling, stone floors, oil lamps that cast shadows despite the electric lights. There's a gallery for spectators, benches for jury members, and an elevated platform for the judge. Everything designed to make defendants feel small and powerless. It's working. I feel very small right now. I'm wearing silver chains. Not full restraints like when I was arrested, just wrist and ankle chains that limit my movem

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