74 The trial (2/2)

Malic then stood up from his throne as he made a sweeping motion of his arms into the air, a sign of a gesture in imposing judgment. ”Valdyr Cuman, by my authority as Guild Master of the Warrior's Guild, I hereby strip you of your membership and sentence you to life imprisonment. May those above judge you for your crimes and those below condemn you for your wickedness.”

As per Malic's judgment, the guards below approached Valdyr and dragged him going to the dungeons for him to rot.

”You will regret this Malic.” Valdyr's enraged look resonates as he pushes every ounce of the negative emotion to the Guild Master above him. He was then tightly dragged by the guards that were assigned to take him away for his insolence.

”Every single one of you shall regret it, and when the day comes, your lifeless bodies shall be a grandeur sight for all to marvel.”

After the ex-senior member's last dark words, he was finally out of sight and being brought to the dungeon for him to rot in the remaining days of his life.

Malic could not help but sigh in exhaustion at the ordeal of being the adjudicator of this issue as per his duties and responsibilities as the Guild Master in imposing justice within the Warrior ranks.

***

”That's one heck of an ordeal I suppose.”

If the Master is around, then there's a high chance that the apprentice is also present in whatever business that the former conducts.

As such, Gray Allister together with Selena was also within the crowd as they too took their respective seats in the balcony and witness the whole proceedings. Beside the pair on Gray's left was Isamu as he was eating a loaf of bread while watching together with them. The cat-folk as well was granted the holiday since his trainer, Krothu is busy as well with Malic in handling the delicate affairs of the Guild in implementing the judgment.

”You got that right.” Isamu nods in response as he took a gulp of a good portion of the bread that he ate. ”I'm relieved that justice was served today and the farmers can now rest easy at knowing that the issue is finally resolved.”

Gray simply nods in agreement as he smiles in response. He then makes an additional comment about the matter as he could not help but be impressed and at awe. ”Your Guild Master sure is awesome, Isamu. I can't believe that a mere look alone can bring people at his mercy just like that.”

”He sure is.” Isamu smiled with utmost pride at the leader of his guild. ”Someday, I'm going to achieve that level of strength and train as hard as I can.”

”Speaking of training, I heard from some of the townsfolk that an orc is seen at the farmlands outside of town training a young cat-folk. I believe that's you, right?” Gray asks the cat-folk with curiosity.

”Correct.” Isamu's grin reached his eyes as he fails to contain the enthusiasm that he is feeling right now. ”After I successfully completed my farming duties, I was granted training by Sir Krothu himself.”

”Neat.” Gray was indeed happy for the cat-folk. ”So, how goes the training then?”

”I'll be honest, it's extremely tough.” Isamu scratched the fur of his head with a sheepish grin. ”With all the physical conditioning and exercises, I sincerely thought that I'm going to pass out at any moment during those times. Not to mention, Sir Krothu is a rather strict mentor who oversees my training regime at every hour of the day. Still, I'm only thankful for his efforts as I can feel growing stronger with each passing day. How about you Gray? How goes your training with Rarsu?”

Upon mentioning the word ”training” and ”Rarsu” together in a single sentence, both Gray and Selena's faces suddenly paled in unison as they comically flinched in response.

The first day of training was alright for them, thinking that subsequent days will be just as easy.

Oh, how wrong they truly were.

The soul-siblings' expression was not gone unnoticed by the cat-folk as he merely chuckled at their funny reaction.

”It's that harsh, huh.”

The cat-folk only receives two silent nods in acknowledgment.

”Alright, I won't pry then.”

Indeed, the two apprentices were extremely relieved for today since it's their own little holiday of some sort before being sent back to the basement for another day of regimented magical training that hone their mental capabilities to its utmost limits.