An Old Country Bumpkin Hates Silence

The reception room fell silent for a while after the girl's confession.

What did she mean by bringing her sister back to life? No, she probably meant that literally, but why had her sister died? And was there even such a thing as resurrection magic?

There was far too much packed into that one sentence. This old man was confused.

"I don't have enough time or money. That's why..."

"So you've turned to crime."

"..."

Allucia finished the sentence the girl had struggled to get out.

The girl's face was growing more and more anguished by the moment.

She probably understood perfectly well that what she was doing was wrong and that she ought to be punished for it. And she didn't seem to be doing it because she enjoyed it, either.

Hmm. Personally, I think there are more than enough extenuating circumstances here, but it wasn't my place to speak up. I was just an old man, after all...