Asher the Insane

55 - The House of Lords Part 03

The Lord Speaker called once the noise had subsided: "Mister Diringer, that is enough. I appreciate your assistance. Thank you for your cooperation. Could the guards please remove him and bring in Mine Glory, Thakin Forgebreath, Yam Thousand-Hoods, Vethra Nox, and- The Lord Speaker cleared his throat to not have to repeat himself and said in one breath, "Asharisralorentanithilgenkian, to the stand, please?"

The five of them were each escorted by multiple guards to the stand.

All were wearing traditional formal clothes of their respective race, for them, it was not a common occurrence to meet the king himself, surrounded by the lords of the country.

Mine Glory was dressed immaculately. Very likely, that was his former General uniform. A red wrap-around garment with whitened sleeves that shortened and narrowed as they came down towards the wrists, embroidered with feline animals, and most prominently and unlike its compatriots, not a feline, the national animal of the Kingdom of Deira, a horned silver fox.

Thakin Forgebreath wore clothing that appeared to be made of metal and was plated with even thicker metal. Both pieces were painted a steely blue and were covered in a reddish cloak that was embroidered with the national emblem of the Anvilsburn dwarven nation, an abstract depiction of the mountain itself. It follows that since dwarves frequently made their own clothes, armor, and other accessories, Mister Forgebreath probably made this garment himself.

Similar but in a different vein, goblins also created some or even all of their clothing. The creation of formal clothing has a very particular way of creation. Vethra Nox's clothes appeared to be pieced together from different pieces of clothing; it was a combination of dresses, suits, and even a piece of shoulder armor, all choosing the parts which shone the most or would force others to pay extra attention to its part. The dark scarf, which shone in a very distinct manner, this one adorned with black jewels, she had wrapped around her neck seemed to have been ripped off just very recently from where it had originally belonged to.

Yam Thousand-Hoods was wearing almost nothing at all.

He wore no shoes, was barefoot and carrying some mud with him, and left enormous footprints on the courthouse's carpet

He wore an open vest with nothing underneath it, a loin-cloth with fringes that resembled some sort of skirt, and two metal bracelets on each wrist, in addition to all that, he wore no shoes, being barefooted, dragging a bit of dirt with him and staining the carpet of the courthouse with large footprints.

Miss A̶s̶h̶a̶r̶i̶s̶r̶a̶l̶o̶r̶e̶n̶t̶a̶n̶i̶t̶i̶l̶* was dressed in a dark gown that was almost as dark as her skin and turned lighter as it fell down, exposing her neck and slight parts of the cleavage as the neckline of the garment dropped deep. A dark blue belt was linked to the corset that was firmly fastened around her waist.

A few of the Lords of the House were uncomfortable at the sight of the dark elf, unclear if it was because of her race or the revealing nature of her dress.

All of them were standing next to each other, with a comfortable distance between them. Instead of them being on the stand, for it did not have the capacity to hold five people at the same time, a table was prepared by which they could sit, placed directly in front of the judge's bench.

Upon a long confirmation of each person's identity, the Lord Speaker gave them a scrutinizing and then questioned them all together, "Would you care to reveal to the court what has occurred to the Pike Mountain?"

They exchanged glances and hushed whispers as they debated on how to respond to that query.

Speaking for the group, Mine Glory answered, "The man known as Aebshem destroyed it."

The lords got into a commotion. They were asked to be quiet by the Lord Speaker.

"And how, in less than a day, does one man completely flatten a mountain?" Lord Speaker asked.

*I apologize for this writing error; the dark-elven name is difficult to write. Nevertheless, before I provide this paper to the lords and the archive, I will go back and correct the mistake in a new copy of the document.