Aken stood in front of the camera, his expression calm and composed, yet there was a sense of numbness as he recounted the entirety of his criminal acts.
He began with how his curiosity and thirst for excitement led him to pick up leftover items after others had robbed stores.
Then he described how he started to actively smash windows and rob stores.
His account was not long; he explained the origins of each stolen item, matching them with all the stolen goods.
The judge, a retired judge in his sixties from the Federation, was presiding.
He didn't have to be there, but his burning passion for justice and his work remained undiminished. So, when volunteers were being recruited, he left his family to join the group heading to Nagariel.
Having adjudicated numerous cases in his lifetime, he looked at Aken sternly, "So, all of the items were obtained by theft and robbery, with no involvement from your father?"
