While it was somewhat logical for the council to have doubts about the identity and loyalty of Isis because her brother was a member of the Harvester Cult, Micah knew that line of thinking was utter nonsense.
Everyone seated on those high podiums had access to records about them already. They had dug up enough information to know exactly how much Isis detested the man who shared her blood. They knew the history of the Perosperone family and the vicious massacre that had been carried out by the very brother they were now trying to link her to.
Micah felt a surge of sympathy for his student. He knew the memories of that night still haunted her, and being grilled about it in this cold and dark tribunal was like reopening a wound.
His thoughts started to spiral into a darker place as he considered the unfairness of it all but he was pulled back to the present when the young woman on the council spoke.
