A murder trial. But with a twist. (Y/N) is put on the case of a mother who killed her husband. As he tries to clear her name. Her daughter becomes under his care. What will happen? Will he find a way to clear the mother's name. Or is the weight of murder too much to overcome The picture does not belong to me,

Humans were supposed to be cowards. The Galactic Federation's species registry had them listed as a 2 of 16 on the aggression index. Our interactions with the Terran Union up until this point supported those conclusions. They had not fought any wars among themselves in centuries, and had formed a unified world government prior to achieving FTL travel. They had responded with eagerness rather than hostility to first contact, unlike many species.

This short story explores the interaction between humans and an unnamed alien species as ambassadors from each species discuss whether individual combat scenarios constituted war crimes.