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ned for two of his
troopers to hold the man firmly, then approached and placed both of
his hands on the man's forehead. This melding would be forced, and he
would need power surging through both hands to forge the link.
Shardin's mind forced it's way past the blockades in the
prisoner's mind and saw the truth. He saw the syringe injecting a
sedative into Merina's arm. He saw the ride in a darkened van with
the unconscious girl, and the hand lasciviously stroking her
unconscious body in an intimate manner. He even saw the sleeping girl
being mounted in an assault would thankfully never know about. He
had seen enough. The rage built up in him and overflowed into the
depraved criminal's brain, and the man screamed shrilly with terror
and pain.
Then Shardin released his grip and stepped back for a moment.
"This man is guilty of kidnapping and raping a crew member of the
Imperial Fleet. The penalty is death. Is there a dissenting voice in
this assembly, before I carry out the sentence?"
"No, my lord," came the murmured response from the Council.
Shardin then ordered his troopers to strip the clothes off of
the prisoner, and
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