The tension in the council chamber is almost unbearable. It was two nail-biting days since they adjourned, and it was time to hear their verdict. Everyone stands when they walk in, and Arora tries to study their faces to see if she can find out what they are thinking, but their damn poker faces don’t give away a thing!
“Be seated. We have taken all the evidence into account and this won’t take long. An agreement was reached and defendant number one moved to the house of defendant two. Defendant one testified that she never agreed to the arrangement, but has, in the meantime, fallen in love with Defendant two, and they plan to get married. She, however, also confirmed that at the time of their union she was not pure, and therefore this council finds it as follows. One of the stipulations i
