Honora Castellum

-Guard walks back in-

Guard: It's time.

-He lets out Artemis and Fade from the cages and let's Liria come with them, they walk into a grand courtroom like area-

Guard: The Guilty Party has arrived.

Council Member #1: Very good. Council Members Papyrus, Reflex, Taijustu, and I, Progenitor residing...

Reflex: Fade and Sound, you are found guilty of going against direct orders from the family. How do you plead?

says nothing.. but glares daggers at the council-

Sound: Guilty, sires.

Fade: Indeed we did go against our orders but with good cause...

Papyrus: And just what cause is this?

OOC what did Fade do? I can't figure out what..

OOC He received no orders to arrest Cervantes, it'll make sense in a second

IC

Fade: Cervantes Bulstrode captured me while I was on a recon mission and I was close to a breakthrough...

Taijutsu: We were planning his arrest for months now. You received no orders to apprehend him. Now he may just get out of Azkaban on a technicality!

Fade: No he won't. He was doing something big. Against all of us!

Progenitor: Irrelevant. You both went against our orders... and dishonored yourselves...

OOC And cue Liria!

OOC this will not be pretty..

IC OKAY SHUT UP ALL OF YOU AND STOP BEING STUPID!!!!!!

Progenitor: The witness shall speak when directed...

NO! I AM GOING TO SPEAK NOW!! WHY??? BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO REALIZE THIS IS THE MOST STUPIDEST TRIAL IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD!! THEY DID NOTHING WRONG!!!!!!

Progenitor: ORDER! ORDER! They have broken our codes and violated our orders!

Papyrus: Wait a moment, I wish to hear what the witness has to say...

Reflex: As do I.

Taijutsu: I don't.

okay fine...You guys are PEOPLE....with FEELINGS...I know this will shock you...but that's the truth...this code thing whatever does NOT make sense!! Artemis and I were really worried about Fade! Why? Because we actually CARE...you people just don't get that..You guys are WORST then the DE's...at least the DE's CARE about the people they work with..and the people they love...-

-discussion breaks out among the many Strayers listening-

Fade: It's true. Our code has fallen out of date. We need to reform the code.

Progenitor: NONSENSE! Our code has guided us for the past hundred centuries!

yeah....are you starting to wonder WHY people keep looking at you guys like your really stupid and weird?- I ask sarcastically

Taijutsu: This disrespect will not be tolerated!

Reflex: Stop, Taijutsu... recently I went through our code. I think she and Fade are right... it's time for us to modernize our code.

Progenitor: Reflex... you are suggesting blasphemy!

Papyrus: No Progenitor. We are suggesting we change our code to make it more appropriate for the modern world we are now tasked with defending...

That's a good idea!- I say with a little sarcasm in my voice but not that noticeable... mutters under breath- glad some of us have brains in this room..-

Fade: -whispers over to Liria- We're starting to gain the high ground... lay off the sarcasm if you want Artemis to have his emotions back...

-Council members argue amongst themselves-

For once I heed his advice and keep my mouth shut..-

Progenitor: Council will deliberate...

-They go to a backroom-

Fade: This is good... We just need to get Artemis to say something... but that damn spell isn't helping us... can only feel love and duty...

Artemis?- I ask softly

Artemis: -I smile- Yes darling?

I walk up to him and put my arms around his neck- Artemis...what do you love more.......me...or duty?- there's a curiosity in me that appears in my eyes...and you can tell that I've been wondering this for a long time..-

-My smiles drops- You of course!

Really?- I say with emotion in my eyes and voice-

Yes of course! I love you more than anything! Why are you asking me this?

I smile- Remember when we were rescuing Fade and you said those things to him about the code? It made me happy....and now I need to hear you say those things again so that I can be happy..-

I... made you happy... Then I shall do it again...