"If you want to be really precise, my full mortal name was 'Kireh Sarl' and I was the eighth Cantor who used to be an angel."

"Thank you. Please follow me."

The Catrina goes into a courtroom. Outsiders of many alignments crowd around the edges, and all nine advocates' desks are occupied. There are two extra desks in the middle, with the demon from the trial and Judge Rectibius.

She leads Kireh to the empty decedent's desk.

"And here she is, my first witness -"

"Kireh Sarl, the eighth formerly-angelic Cantor Marrenai, resident of Stonepeak."

"Were you present at the trial of Maelstrom vs Malosloff a few hours ago?"

"Yes, representing Hell."

"Please summarize the course of the trial."

"The trial focused on the decedent's mouse breeding project. We decided that the hypothetical large-scale impact of the project could not be determined, and then discarded all hypotheticals, leaving only actual results. In order to determine if the mice were enslaved the court performed a fact-finding mission to find out more about them. They were capable of being enslaved, according to case law. Finally, the decedent's 'myriad daily actions' were agreed to be Lawful."

"Do you recognize this person's form?"

"That's the form I know Judge Rectibius by, but of course it isn't his real form?"

"Of course not."

"The point is to identify his ring, not his body. Thank you."

"How would you describe his behavior during the trial?"

"Normal... It's been a while since I attended a soul-court and I lost a lot of memories in the meantime, so my idea of normal might not be reliable.

He was in a bit of a rush at the end, after returning from the fact-finding mission."

"What happened during the fact-finding mission?"

"That I personally observed? I was summoned to a place that appeared to be north-west Andoran, with what appeared to be a recently-abandoned merchant's wagon. Judge Rectibius and - that Catrina over there - were already present. I used Detect Anxieties and Detect Desires to examine the mice. Judge Rectibius went inside the wagon. The Catrina dismissed me."

"How many times did you use Detect Anxieties and Detect Desires?"

"One time each."

"Let's go back to the trial. You described Mr. Rectibius as 'in a bit of a rush'. Can you say more?"

"First he jumped to assuming that Erastil vs Aolar had been cited when it hadn't, but I assume he had been thinking about the case and forgot which standard citations had been mentioned yet. Then he said he was in a rush. Finally, he cut off argument about whether the mice were slaves."

"When Mr. Rectibius went inside the wagon, how long did he stay in there?"

"Not very long... A minute, give or take a few rounds."

"After the fact-finding session, when the trial resumed, what were your goals?"

"Your Honor?"