Elliana kneeled on the floor with her hands tied behind her back. Her blonde hair was scattered across her shoulders, messy and filthy. None would guess that her hair was blonde if they looked at her now.
Circling the weak lady was the 7 great elders, each of them with their hands clasped behind their backs. The white robe priest-like clothes they wore fluttered with the hall's air conditioner, imposing and grand.
Of course, Grandpa Yofan wasn't among the six elders. The old man chose to stand beside the family head's throne while watching Elliana's wretched back.
His eyes squinted in pain, yet the old man tried to look nonchalant. He couldn't show any favour toward Elliana since he didn't have any proof to support the woman's innocence.
Standing several meters in front of the circled Elliana was the crowd consisting of all the branch families' heads, the vice head, the heirs, even the 9 Sloan Family's generals.
Unlike the other members, these generals donned a cloak with various colours representing their forces.
One wore a red cloak. Another wore silver, golden, navy, dark green, brown, violet, pink, and white.
The female generals wore a violet, pink, and white cloak while the rest of the generals were men.
All of them still looked rather young, maybe in their mid thirty. The youngest was in their early thirty, the seductive woman in a violet cloak.
This was the first time the 9 generals visited the main hall after the previous family head went missing. The generals didn't even attend Ainsley's coronation ceremony, but at this moment, they participated in the trial.
One could see just how serious the matter was.
Each general was accompanied by their vice general and 2-3 subordinates, making the hall packed with these people. The branch families also didn't go there with just their family head, vice head and the heir.
They also brought 4-5 close subordinates to act as their children' bodyguards. The heir of these branch families was someone important even for the Sloan Family. Thus, their safety was a top priority.
Of course, even the youngest heir was already 17 years old, with the oldest almost reaching 30. There were no 'kids' at the gathering.
Once these people gathered at one place, they easily numbered around 100!
Not counting the hidden five buds hiding at the corner of the halls and their private subordinate, the number of the guests were quite big for a mere trial.
After all, the one they're going to judge was accused of harming the current family head. It was a big offense enough to call all the core members of the Sloan Family!
Not to mention that the suspect was the family head's guardian, someone who wielded considerable power among the family members.
Such a matter couldn't be taken easily. Even the unruly five buds hastily came back to the mansion to attend the trial.
Standing at each corner of the vast hall, the five buds communicated with each other using telepathy tools they got from the capital.
"Hey. Do you think the suspect is truly guilty?" The voice of a young man sounded within the telepathy group chat. The young man's voice was still so childish that one could guess his age was still around 15!
"Hmm, guilty or not, once she's in this trial, she's bound to be a sinner." Another menacing male voice replied to the young man.
This one had a deep voice befitting an adult even though he was also younger than most of the Sloan Family members.
He's still 20!
"Though I wonder how she got into this position." The male clicked his tongue, pitying Elliana. His tone carried a slight disdain toward the current situation, showing his compassionate but strong head nature.
There were already two of the five buds with such a young age conversing about Elliana.
Contrary to everyone's thoughts about the five buds not getting along with each other, they seemed to be close instead.
Not wanting to get left behind, a member of the current generation's five buds chipped in. "What a pity. That lady is actually strong. She's also young. If I can, I want to make her my subordinate."
A graceful voice rang throughout the five buds' telepathy group chat. The calm, soothing voice resembled one of a mature lady, showing the owner's characteristics.
If the first young man seemed to be relatively immature and innocent, the second young man was someone with a strong nature, maybe an egoistic, the third member was a sophisticated lady with the calmest nature.
She would be the mother of the group, or maybe the big sis.
Hearing what the lady said, the fourth member immediately retaliated. "Who wants a traitor to be their subordinate? Marietta, you're too kind! Watch your back!"
The one speaking was a woman with a hoarse voice. Her fiery tone matched a rather reckless personality, coupled with an undying will.
Maybe she's the bull of the group, the one with the most formidable offensive ability.
One wouldn't wonder if this woman clashed with the stubborn young man before. The two of them had a similar personality, with the latter seemingly more arrogant than reckless.
The four members of the five buds already started to chat merrily, but the fifth member didn't bother to open his mouth. Hiding at the ceiling, the last member of the five buds yawned.
What a bunch of noisy ducks. Can't they shut their mouth? We are just going to see a dirty political show…
The fifth member shook his head and continued to maintain his stealth. Unlike the other four, he liked to be alone, and his nature suited an assassin job.
It's not shocking if he owned a few formidable assassin forces.
With this...all five buds were present!
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