Perhaps out of sympathy for Shea's ordeal, after the verdict was announced, two of Captain Lee's junior officers stopped the furious Dave, preventing him from harming Shea again.
The incident caused a huge stir, so all the neighbors who had been watching knew what happened.
Word spread from one person to the next.
Dave and his lover became notorious in the neighborhood. People would point and stare whenever they were on the street.
Some people's gazes would even linger pointedly on the spot where his lover had been injured.
Eventually, they couldn't take it anymore. Dave and his lover had no choice but to pack their bags, slink out of Varden, and find a city where no one knew them to start a new life.
After hearing how it ended, Zoe Sawyer let out a satisfied sigh. 'Stories where the wicked get what they deserve are always more satisfying.'
Just then, Evan Keller and Sean Hughes walked in, looking cheerful.
"All wrapped up?" Heath Hale asked, looking at Evan Keller.
