Marriette stumbled to the witness box. She wished the stones would open up and swallow her. The Justicar asked his questions and she fought to stay true to Torrance. She refused to admit that Torrance wasn't her husband, but it was a hollow victory. She and the Justicar danced around the questions. He was getting angrier with her, but she couldn't bring herself to care. When he got to the question that he and king had told her to answer, Marriette realized they didn't want to kill ...