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Overture
From the outside, Fontaine appeared perfect and idyllic. However, tensions were rising as it became clearer and clearer the prophecy was coming to pass. Not only had sea levels been rising for hundreds of years, but it was proved humans could be dissolved through the serial disappearances case.
And then there was Poisson, undeniable proof of the prophecy’s might. What was once a lively town had become a graveyard, its inhabitants lost beneath the waves.
People needed answers, especially because they believed their archon was doing nothing after such a tragedy. Perhaps that is why the Traveler and her companions planned to do the unthinkable and put the Hydro Archon – justice incarnate – on trial. How could one even put the concept of “justice” on trial? Philosophy aside, if it weren’t for me, they would have discovered Lady Furina’s secret and destroyed her reputation.
But how did I manage to protect it?
Why, I was her lawyer.