Chapter Twelve: The Verdict
12.1
Two hours had passed when the doors of the great Hall of Law were opened by two strong sabâj. There was a silence, some murmurs perhaps, when everyone entered slowly and all took a seat. Stormhand, who was flanked by sabâj, was looking at the floor, his eyes lifeless as if trapped in a different world.
The sound of the closing doors startled a few of the dwarves present. Then in her usual determined voice Brina Hammerfall spoke as she addressed all dwarves present.
