“You soldiers don’t look Timerian, but your definitely not Arcadian, care to explain how you got on the Exalted Retribution ?”

Isaac remained silent, keeping his head low so the Judge could not see his cursed eyes. Linda, on the other hand, couldn’t stop staring at the Judge with her purple eyes. Linda quickly recovered and said in a hurried manner,

“Erm, your Honor, we just happened, I mean we kinda, well, maybe if you think of it this way-”

Isaac then interjected in his voice that was like ice masking a volcano and said,

“We’re stowaways.”

Judge Sulkoske looked at Isaac, who still had his head down, then at Linda, then back at Isaac.

“Stowaways? I’m impressed. I think I might let you off, should you tell me how you got on.”

The eager soldier couldn’t contain himself, and he interrupted with,

“But sir, isn’t that against our laws?”

Judge Sulkoske turned to the soldier and asked,

“Now answer me, who is the Judge?”

“You are sir, but-”

“But? Is my judgment not law?”

“Yes, sir…”