An infinite journey starting from Baldur's Gate

Chapter 30 Judgment
"...I, I admit it, but everyone said that after the ceremony is completed, we have to leave the woodland! But there are scary goblins outside,"

"So...I thought if we take away the statue, we might not have to leave."

Looking at the expressionless man in armor in front of her, Arabelle was filled with fear.
The reason for the theft was told in broken words.

With the overall strength of the tiefling refugees, if they encounter a group of goblins when they go out, they will basically be wiped out. This is no joke.

In order to survive, Arabelle decided to commit theft.
In this way, stay in the verdant woodlands.

Then Kahal also began to defend himself:
"Paladin, the idol of Silvanus she stole is key to our ceremony!"

"If the forest land is not sealed off in time, once the goblins discover this place, my association will also be doomed!"

"What this little devil is doing is undoubtedly trying to drag everyone together to die!"

When Arabelle heard the other party slandering her like this, she became anxious and denied it loudly with a cry:

"I didn't think so! I just want everyone to stay..."

The child's cry is very pitiful,
However, Kaha didn't take it seriously and sneered:
"No? Humph! Those goblins were attracted by outsiders like you!"

"Perhaps, we shouldn't have taken in you low-blooded people from the beginning. The bad things that will happen later will not affect my association at all."

Seeing this scene, not only Malone's companions were very angry, but even some druids couldn't bear it, but no one interrupted.
Instead, he cursed in his heart, this woman is too vicious.

After all, Arabelle is a child. There is no way she can outshine Kahal in words. All she can do is silently lower her head and cry.
The crystal tears slipped from the cheeks and fell to the ground...

Seeing that he was speechless, Kaha said with a confident expression on his face:
"How? Paladin, pronounce your sentence."

Seeing that Arabelle was crying and had no intention of continuing to refute, Ma Long took a deep breath, stood the sword in front of him, and solemnly declared:

"In this case, Arabelle, you want to steal the idol that the druid treasures, and you are guilty of this crime. In the name of the paladin,"

"I will punish you...from now on you will not be allowed to leave the sight of your parents again."

As soon as this statement came out, the whole audience was stunned. Can this sentence really be considered a punishment?
While the druid's eyes were focused on Malone,

Gale came back to his senses, reminded Arabelle with subtle movements, who was also in disbelief, and told her through lip language,
go!

This kid was quite clever, and when he glanced at it, no one was paying attention to him.

I didn't even have time to wipe my tears, so I strode towards the exit without saying a word.

"Wait a minute...stop!"

Seeing the criminal running away, Kaha's face changed drastically and he immediately shouted and prepared to chase him.
It's a pity that Ma Long raised his sword and struck it directly on the path it must pass, blocking it.

He raised his brows and raised the corners of his mouth slightly:

"Chief Druid, is there something wrong with my judgment?"

"Judgment? This is not a punishment at all, but a disguised way of protecting the criminals! Come on!"

Helpless, Kaha could only take two steps back and shouted angrily,

The next moment, the druids in the cave followed the instructions and came behind the leader. Seeing that something was wrong, Shadow Heart quickly pulled Astelon and Gale back.

Then he strode to Ma Long and wanted to fight? He won't be timid.

The Border Blade Weir stood on the other side of Malone, staring at these druids with her only remaining eye.
And put his right hand on the rapier hanging on his waist, ready to fight at any time.

Suddenly the smile on Ma Long's face disappeared and he said in a deep voice:

"You want to be my enemy? Kaha, don't you understand the nature of this?" "Also, my sentence is to protect the criminals? Don't you know that justice without mercy is not justice? Arabelle is a child! "

No one in this world makes mistakes. Adults need to be responsible for their words and deeds.
But for children, you can give them some slack. After all, their minds are not yet mature. A little lesson is enough. There is no need to hold them accountable to the end.

I believe that after going through this series of events, Arabelle will realize deeply,
What can and cannot be done.

"The Paladin is right! Everyone, calm down!"

The black druid, Lars, stepped in to mediate the tense relationship between the two sides.

He couldn't stand Kahar's inhumanity.

If word got out about imprisoning children, it would cause an uproar!
What's more, if there is a real fight with Malone, the druid's reputation is not upright and his words are not upright, and the only enemies against the paladin are usually evil forces!

Of course, those who believe in evil gods and swear no good deeds are not included in this category~

After taking a deep breath to adjust, Kaha gradually calmed down and waved away the druid behind him. With extremely tangled eyes,

Without any expression, just stare at someone without saying a word.

The tense relationship was eased, and Ma Long's face once again smiled:
"Very good, obviously your sanity is still online, let's get down to business,"

"As for the tiefling issue, your ceremony needs to be postponed for a while. I don't care what the druid is going to do. The refugees can't leave for the time being anyway."

Weir nodded in agreement:
"Yes, there are goblins out there, you can't drive them out."

When the important point was mentioned, Kaha's expression remained unchanged and he calmly explained his decision:

"...They must leave before the ceremony is completed, otherwise they will bear the consequences,"

"If you really care about those low-blooded people, you might as well rely on your own strength to save them, instead of just asking my association to pay for it with just your mouth."

This reply is very straightforward and makes sense.
Want to help refugees? Then rely on your own actions to save the weak and blindly ask others to pay. That is not kindness, but a holy mother bitch.

Ma Long naturally understood this and nodded with a smile:

"Of course, I just want you to extend the deadline, and we will take care of the other aspects."

"Okay, within three days."

"No problem, it's settled."

After some "friendly" discussions, Kahal gave the tiefling a deadline for leaving.
Then, she asked Druilas to see off the guests and invite Malone and his party out of the cave, and the meeting came to an end.

……

Outside the stone gate, Lars sent everyone to the entrance, showing great joy and joy:
"Huh~ Fortunately, you guys saved that child. I personally can't stop Kaha. After all, she is the chief druid..."

"If you need anything, come to me, as long as I can help."

For the first time in a long time, he felt that his colleagues around him were unreliable, but outsiders were so upright and just.

Hearing this, Ma Long bluntly said:

"We want to find a doctor. It's an emergency."

Although he had known that the bug in his brain was the product of a big conspiracy and could not be removed, his friends around him did not know, and he had no intention of revealing it.

Therefore, it is necessary to find a doctor to take a look.

(End of this chapter)