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Elder Jensen receives the message from Pedro about Madelle. He looks at the footage that is attached to the message, and he knows that most of the elders will find a fitting punishment for Madeline.
The drug she gave to Sage to be used on her own Son is prohibited for a reason; the only way she could have found out about it and what it could do to a Wolf or a Lycan is from her mate. Elder Jensen knows that Beta Landon would have never revealed this to his Mate or anyone else who would have asked him about prohibited drugs.
It had cost many Shifters their fated Mate or their position within their pack, it had even costed the Kingdom orie of their previous Betas.
Unlike the Pack hierarchy, the rulers of the Kingdom all come from one and the same family. Elder Jensen has been around long enough to have seen the position of the King or Queen, their Beta and their Gamma to switch from one side of the family to the other.
Not many people are aware of the Succession Law for the Royal family. It is a rather complex system, but most of the time, it works out just fine. Elder Jensen only knows of one instance where the wrong person ended up with a title they had no right to and when it was uncovered, the person with a right to the title declined it.
The traitor had been forced to resign from the position, and to make sure that his family wouldn’t suffer from it, they had come up with an excuse as to why he resigned from the position. Luckily, the traitor hadn’t taken over the position yet or it could have worked out badly for the Royal family.
The King had banned everything that could cause trouble within the Kingdom, whether it involved the Royals or a Pack; the King wanted to ensure that no one could easily take what didn’t belong to them.
Everything that could be used to keep someone from their fated Mate, tricking someone into marking a chosen Mate, or taking a position away from someone, was banned by the Royals. But it hadn’t stopped at that precaution; the King had demanded a more solid solution for the Royal family.
Each member of the Royal family takes an oath at the age of eighteen, they pledge to never take a position that doesn’t belong to them or help a family member to get a position that they have no right to, according to the Succession Law of the Royal family.
If anyone is ever caught breaking that oath, it is punishable by death. Just like it is for using a prohibited drug, you sign your death warrant for using one of those drugs and that is what awaits Madeline and Sage.
“Hello, everyone.” Elder Jensen says as he walks into the meeting room; he nods at his assistant to start playing the footage for the other Elders.
“How did she find out about that drug? Only the highest–ranking Pack–doctor gets educated on those drugs and why they are prohibited.” Elder Mariah asks.
Some of the other Elders chuckle and she gives them all a death glare, “Dallas had this sent over, so we can all just relax. She will find out how Madeline found out about the drug and how she got her hands on it.” Elder Jensen replies.
“Sage might have used it on a second victim, but after so many years, there is nothing that can be found in his blood to confirm it.” Elder Jensen states.
“True, but there is another way to figure out if he was given a drug with Nakkogella” Elser Mariah says.
Elder Jensen’s assistant leaves the meeting room, knowing what is expected of him and he will make sure that everything gets arranged for the Elders.
“Who will be moving to the top floor of building A? With Dallas moving to Silver Crescent the other Squad Captains will be knocking on your door soon.” Elder Jeff asks with a laugh
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“Argh.” Elder Jensen groans; that is the downside of losing Squad to a Pack’s territory.
Building A is the building every Squad wants to live in, it is closest to the forest and it is closest to the exit of the territory. It is also the building that housed many of our Elders and even a few Alphas were living there.
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Three Squads live in a building and each Captain gets to choose a floor, if the building is empty. If not, then yo get the available floor and everyone has always accepted these rules.
“How are we on the trial?” Elder Mariah asks, taking the attention away from building A and its new occupants.
“Alpha Leon will assume that the trial will be held according to the old rules, so it is set for the end of the day. It will make the King’s excuse for rendering the verdict the following day, a little more believable.” Elder Jensen
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“I am not sure what Dallas has uncovered, but Jordan told me before my retirement that her case against Shadow Valley Pack would show us all that this is how a trial needs to be conducted.” Elder Jensen states.
He knew that Jordan had been aware of more than he was saying, but he knew that Jordan wouldn’t break the frust that Dallas had put in him. They know a small part of Dallas story and that isn’t a pretty story on its own, the rest will probably not add to it.
Dallas had spent hours in the Archive reading through many files, but she never told Elder Jensen which files she read and she never came to him with questions that could lead him in the right direction.
“I did manage to trick the King into a wager.” Elder Jensen says. “He will tell us how he would have ruled after we hear from Alpha Leon; he wants to know if this new way of holding trials will make him look at things differently.” Elder Jensen says.
“Why did you do that?” Elder Jeff asks and I smile at him, before answering him.
“He thinks he will rule the same, but I believe that he won’t. By telling us how he would have ruled with the old rules in place, we will know immediately if these new proceedings are better or that we need to make a few adjustments.” Elder Jensen responds.
Each Elder hopes that with our changed rules, the trial will be more accommodating for every Shifter and not just for their Alpha.
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