[ Crime and villainy do not have the day off, and so justice must work around the clock as well. This is merely the nature of a Justice's work. This is what he told Lumine and Paimon after paying his respects at Callas's final resting place a few days ago, and his schedule has only gotten busier since, with little room for respite as he begins to look into what possibly could have caused the Oratrice Mecanique d'Analyse Cardinale to declare Mr. Tartaglia guilty when they had proved the opposite beyond all doubt and found the real culprit behind the serial disappearances—and even if they hadn't, common sense alone dictates that he couldn't have been the mastermind. He is only twenty-four according to his passport, meaning that he would have been four at the time the disappearances began. This wouldn't disprove his involvement in any of the more recent disappearances (murders, he corrects himself) but his youth would have cast doubt on the scope of the allegations being made.
Yet common sense is often swept aside at the Opera Epiclese where court proceedings are spectacles for the sake of generating energy for the nation rather than a system of justice with potentially serious outcomes. Now Tartaglia is at the Fortress of Meropide because the Oratrice's verdict must be adhered to according to the law.
It's infuriating, really. Rarely does Neuvillette feel so frustrated. The institution has failed an innocent man. And going forward, can the Oratrice ever be trusted to deliver a fair verdict again? It feels as though the system he's worked for over several centuries is built on nothing but sand. He must find the truth of the matter and make sure that Mr. Tartaglia is duly compensated.
He's meeting with the Administrator of the Fortress of Meropide to discuss the matter with him as well as ask him how Mr. Tartaglia is doing. He's been acclimatizing well, though he isn't on his best behavior with his frequent attempts to break out—though from the sound of it, he's only doing that so Wriothesley will come and fight him. He also doesn't seem to like the prison food very much.
With a wave, Wriothesley leaves the office without bothering to close the door behind him. Neuvillette is about to sit down and look over some paperwork before his next meeting when an unexpected visitor enters with a dainty-looking box clutched between her hands. ]
There's no need to apologize, Mademoiselle Navia. [ He says as he straightens, turning to greet her with a slight nod of his head. ] What brings you to my office today?
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Yet common sense is often swept aside at the Opera Epiclese where court proceedings are spectacles for the sake of generating energy for the nation rather than a system of justice with potentially serious outcomes. Now Tartaglia is at the Fortress of Meropide because the Oratrice's verdict must be adhered to according to the law.
It's infuriating, really. Rarely does Neuvillette feel so frustrated. The institution has failed an innocent man. And going forward, can the Oratrice ever be trusted to deliver a fair verdict again? It feels as though the system he's worked for over several centuries is built on nothing but sand. He must find the truth of the matter and make sure that Mr. Tartaglia is duly compensated.
He's meeting with the Administrator of the Fortress of Meropide to discuss the matter with him as well as ask him how Mr. Tartaglia is doing. He's been acclimatizing well, though he isn't on his best behavior with his frequent attempts to break out—though from the sound of it, he's only doing that so Wriothesley will come and fight him. He also doesn't seem to like the prison food very much.
With a wave, Wriothesley leaves the office without bothering to close the door behind him. Neuvillette is about to sit down and look over some paperwork before his next meeting when an unexpected visitor enters with a dainty-looking box clutched between her hands. ]
There's no need to apologize, Mademoiselle Navia. [ He says as he straightens, turning to greet her with a slight nod of his head. ] What brings you to my office today?