even prison! Will you defend me?"
128 "By The Lords, I surely will!" agreed The Hawk. "Come in. Sit down.
Let me see the charges."
129 Gray Boar took a parchment from his pocket and handed it to The
Hawk. The charges read; "To Grey Boar, Warlock assigned Southern City.
Be advised that you are, from this date, removed from your command,
pending trial for unlawful acts in that, while you were on an
unofficial mission with one Warlock named The Hawk, in The Land of Fr,
you did execute several prisoners in a cruel and unlawful manner beyond
that which The Law allows. You will appear for military trial at West
Temple, Southern City." The date for the trial was already long passed.
130 "Why is it," inquired The Hawk, "the trial has been delayed?"
131 "I asked for the delay," explained Gray Boar. "I told them I wanted
you as my defender, and also, as a witness in my behalf. Since you were
not available they granted us delay until you returned and had time to
prepare a defense."
132 "They're being fair," answered The Hawk, "it's going to take me
some time to gather our witnesses. I'll send a letter asking official
recognition, and, a list of the Warlocks they intend to have sit in
Judgment.
It will probably be a couple of weeks before we get a new trial date. I
want to talk to a couple of friends of mine. I've got an idea how we'll
defend it already, but I want some expert advice."
133 "Expert?" interrupted Gray Boar, "I thought you rewrote the book on
military Law."
134 "I only made some suggestions for the new statutes!" continued The
Hawk. "There was a committee of one-hundred of us, remember?"
135 "Speaking of books," announced Gray Boar, picking up the scroll he
had been carrying, "I bought