[PQ] don't look the other way

And it's peaceful in the deep
Because either way you cannot breathe

Sohalia had tried to come prepared, tried to anticipate some of the things that she might be asked, but whatever she had thought to encounter, news that Koa had been here was not what she had expected. Her calm, serene facade faltered in the face of the news as she frowned at Deimos. "I did not," she said, fighting a sudden sense of panic. What did he mean, acting as a militia? What had Koa been doing - and behind her back, no less? No matter what drama may have played out between the two of them on a personal level, surely, as the Heart of Stormbreak, she deserved to know something of what the Dragoons did? "This is the first I have heard of such a thing." And even that seemed too much of an admission. She was a leader, and yet she didn't have control of her own military?

She needed to talk to Koa. Soon.

But for now, they needed to get back on track and, fortunately, Deimos seemed amenable to moving the conversation forward. "Lawbreakers are detained awaiting a formal hearing," she said. "They are entitled to share their side of the story in front of a jury of peers." She paused, tilting her head thoughtfully to one side. "If the crime involves someone from another region, then we invite their home region to send someone to serve on that jury."

To Hotaru's point, Sohalia inclined her head. Something about the woman made her feel very small and silly, but she returned Hotaru's beautific smile with one of her own all the same. "We certainly would question the victims, and we do have spaces other than cells in which to detain them. If that is acceptable, then I agree that this would be good practice.

"I do wonder about timing," Soh mused. "The time that it takes from when a crime is committed, to sending a missive to your Wardens, then travel time to Stormbreak - how do you feel about that? It might mean a somewhat lengthy detainment."

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Round 3!

More discussion~

No need to pray
No need to speak

Sohalia

the Luminary